US intelligence agencies are buying location data from data brokers, Senator Wyden says

( January 25, 2024, 22:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon released documents that he said confirm the National Security Agency is buying Internet records about Americans’ location data from commercial data brokers, data that Wyden said can reveal which websites they visit and what apps they use. In a letter to the Director of National Intelligence, Wyden called on the administration to make intelligence agencies stop buying personal data that he said has been obtained illegally by data brokers. "Such location data is collected from Americans’ smartphones by app developers, sold to data brokers, resold to defense contractors, and then resold again to the government," Wyden wrote.Statement and Wyden letter to US Director of National Intelligence follow below:...

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US intelligence agencies are buying location data from data brokers, Senator Wyden says

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