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Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, preventing data broker sales to government agencies, moves forward

cyberscoop.com Legislation preventing data broker sales to government agencies moves forward

The bill may ultimately be included in a larger surveillance reform package aimed at reforming Section 702.

The House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill 30-0.

“This bill is the latest sign of bipartisan support in Congress to tackle the government’s warrantless purchase of American’s personal data, such as location information and internet records, in circumvention of the Fourth Amendment and statutory protections,” Caitriona Fitzgerald, deputy director of EPIC wrote in a statement.

“We’re seeing some incredible leadership on the hill and off the hill,” said Sean Vitka, policy counsel for Demand Progress. “The House has made it clear they want to close the data broker loophole, full stop,” he said.

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