bill wending through the United States House of Representatives now includes language that would abolish the government practice of buying information on Americans that the country’s highest court has said police need a warrant to seize. Though it’s far too early to assess the odds of the legislation surviving the coming months of debate, it’s currently one of the relatively few amendments to garner support from both Republican and Democratic members.  Introduction of the amendment follows a report declassified by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence—the nation’s top spy—which last month revealed that intelligence and law enforcement agencies have been buying up data on Americans that the government’s own experts described as equivalent (literally, “the same type” of information) that US Supreme Court in 2018 sought to shield against warrantless searches and seizures.

Source: Wired – Threat Level