FBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinMar 19, 2026, 3:57 pm95 pts
Three years after saying it had stopped buying location data of Americans without a warrant, the FBI acknowledged it has restarted the purchases. During questioning at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing yesterday, FBI Director Kash Patel said the location data purchases have produced valuable…

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