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Attorneys General Warn On Data Brokers
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Executive Summary
State attorneys general urge Congress to close loopholes letting federal agencies buy brokered personal data for warrantless surveillance
- State attorneys general said federal agencies are buying personal data from brokers without judicial warrants
- The data can reveal locations, shopping habits, searches, political leanings, healthcare details, and routines
- Officials said agencies have purchased billions of airline ticketing records and mobile location data
- The coalition warned AI can combine data to identify people or create false profiles
- They urged Congress to update privacy laws, limit bulk collection, and require deletion of unlawfully obtained data
- The letter asked for guardrails against using commercial data and AI for mass surveillance without oversight
- The coalition said federal agencies are exploiting a data broker loophole to bypass legal protections
Quick Facts
- What: Urging Congress to close a data broker loophole
- Where: Federal surveillance practices and congressional committees
- Why: To stop warrantless bulk data buying and AI surveillance
- Who: 17 state attorneys general led by Kwame Raoul
- When: In recent letters sent to Congress
Coverage Timeline: 11 Days
Featured Article
Rob Bonta and 17 state attorneys general asked Congress to halt federal agencies' purchases of commercial data and AI tools that enable mass surveillance without warrant-based oversight.
Additional Articles
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other state attorneys general call on Congress to close warrantless bulk data broker sale loopholes for federal agencies.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 17 states urged Congress to restrict federal agencies use of commercial data and AI tools for mass surveillance without judicial oversight.
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Attorney General Raúl Torrez and coalition of state attorneys general urged Congress to close a data-broker loophole enabling warrantless federal AI surveillance of Americans.
Anthony G. Brown and 17 state attorneys general urged Congress to stop federal agencies from buying brokered data and using AI for mass surveillance without judicial warrants.
U.S. Attorney General Bonta and state attorneys general urged Congress to reform data broker loopholes after alleging federal agencies buy mobile location data and airline records for warrantless surveillance.