Why Is the Fbi Buying Citizens' Location Data?

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This week, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, revealed that the department is acquiring data that can be used to track the movements and the history of location of the...

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At a Senate hearing held on March 18, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the FBI is buying up information to track people's movements and location history. Patel said that the information being purchased is commercially available and complies with the Constitution and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, but some senators have criticized Patel and called for an end to the purchase of location data.