“Congress must end this lawless practice and require the government to get a warrant for our location data, regardless of its source.”
By Brett Wilkins, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 1-22-2021

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Digital rights advocates reacted with alarm to a report published Friday detailing how Defense Intelligence Agency analysts in recent years bought databases of U.S. smartphone location data without first obtaining warrants.
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is part of the Department of Defense and is tasked with informing military and civilian policymakers about the activities and intentions of foreign governments and nonstate actors. Continue reading