House passes bill requiring warrant to purchase data from third parties
House passes bill requiring warrant to purchase data from third parties
The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would limit how the government can purchase data from third parties — legislation that scored a vote after negotiations with a group of GOP colleagu…
I'm always concerned when the GOP does something I agree with.
Probably sacred someone was going to buy THEIR info 😆
This is actually most likely the case. His fanbase typically does not have the highest cunning when it comes to commiting crimes. That, coupled with the Republicans planning hate crimes and the such, probably encourages requiring agencys get warrants before accessing the metric shit ton of data that brokers sell. It would make it harder to gather evidence if another insurrection occured.
I'm really encouraged to see that congress is actually doing something to revive the 4th amendment. It is essentially dead in the digital space right now.
The vote was pretty bipartisan, actually. There is a faction in both parties that wants this and a faction in both parties that doesn't.
Republicans:
- Yay: 123
- Nay: 90
- Present: 0
- No Vote: 5
Democrats:
- Yay: 96
- Nay: 109
- Present: 1
- No Vote: 7
It scares me how many in both parties believe that warrantless surveillance of citizens is appropriate. Sure, maybe law enforcement can't perform warrantless themselves, but I don't see much difference between doing it themselves and buying it from professional data brokers.
In fact, it is almost certainly more efficient and less costly to buy the data than to develop their own systems for collection and sorting. Getting this kind fo info on suspects might not even be possible for law enforcement without purchasing it.
Usually any ideological overlap I have with the GOP is made in bath faith on their part. That, or the reason they arrive at the "right" conclusion involves reasoning much different than my own.
But hey, sometimes you just gotta take the win in life.
at face value it seems better than nothing, but in reality if the data can be bought then it doesn't really help in the end. what would be more effective (imo) in protecting privacy would be to prevent the collection of data in the first place.
Well, even a broken clock is right twice a day, you know. But I absolutely agree with the sentiment.
Wasn't there a news piece or comedy bit where someone bought all sorts of 3rd party info from databrokers on all of congress or something and what they got spooked?
Not sure but it sounds like a John Oliver move
Yep, that's who it was.
Thanks!
Edit: he said he won't release it if they pass laws protecting all consumers.