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Brennan Center for Justice
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- FBI Informants in Targeted Organizations: Intelligence Collection vs. Incitement to Illegal Activity
Federal law enforcement agencies, particularly the FBI, have used confidential informants (CIs) as a standard intelligence and investigation tool for decades. The operational question concerns the bou…
- Government Purchase of Commercial Location Data: Warrantless Surveillance Via Data Broker Loophole
Beginning in 2020, public reporting documented that multiple U.S. government agencies—including the FBI, DHS, and other federal offices—have purchased location data from commercial data brokers withou…
- PCLOB 2023 Report: FBI FISA Section 702 Query Violations and Enforcement
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) issued a report in September 2023 concerning Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This report includes recommendatio…
- FBI and DOJ Guidelines for Confidential Informant Conduct in Terrorism Cases
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issue formal guidelines governing the use of Confidential Human Sources (CHSs), commonly known as confidential informants.…
- Commercial Data Broker Privacy Policies and Government Data Acquisition
The landscape of commercial data brokers and their interaction with government agencies regarding location and other personal data is complex and subject to ongoing legal debate. Data brokers collect …
- Federal Agency Purchase of Location Data from Commercial Data Brokers (2016-2024)
Multiple U.S. federal agencies, including the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have reportedly purchased location data and other personal information from commercial data brokers. Th…
- Legislative Efforts to Close Government Data Broker Loophole and FISA Section 702 Reform
Multiple legislative proposals are currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress to address the perceived 'warrantless surveillance loophole' that allows federal agencies to purchase commercially…
- FBI and DHS Policies on Commercial Location Data Broker Purchases
This dossier investigates the internal policies and legal interpretations that authorize U.S. government agencies, specifically the FBI and DHS, to purchase location data from commercial data brokers.…
- FBI and DHS Annual Expenditure on Commercial Location Data
Multiple reports from civil liberties organizations and news outlets assert that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), along with other federal agencies, have engaged in the practice of p…
- FBI and DHS Purchase of Location Data from Data Brokers
Multiple U.S. government agencies, including the FBI and DHS, have reportedly purchased commercially available cell phone location data and other personal information from data brokers. This practice …
- Closing the Data Broker Loophole and FISA Reauthorization
Advocacy groups and some members of Congress have repeatedly called for closing the 'data broker loophole,' which reportedly allows federal agencies to purchase commercially available data—including l…
- Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA) of 2023-2024: Intelligence Community Opposition
The Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA) was introduced in November 2023 as a bipartisan, bicameral bill (S.3234 / H.R. 6262) by Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Lee and Representatives Zoe Lofgren an…
- Legislative Proposals to Close the Data Broker Loophole
The 'data broker loophole' refers to the practice of government agencies purchasing commercially available data, such as location information and browser histories, from data brokers without a warrant…