The Government's Use of Fourth-Parties to Launder Data about 'The People'

• Saturday, January 02, 2010 12:17:19 PM · by FromLori · 1 replies

  Social Science Network via slashdot ^ | Joshua L. Simmons

  Abstract: Your information is for sale, and the government is buying it at alarming rates. The CIA, FBI, Justice Department, Defense Department, and other government agencies are at this very moment turning to a group of companies to provide them information that these companies can gather without the restrictions that bind government intelligence agencies. The information is gathered from sources that few would believe the government could gain unfettered access to, but which, under current Fourth Amendment doctrine and statutory protections, are completely accessible. Fourth-parties, such as ChoicePoint or LexisNexis, are private companies that aggregate data for the government, and…

The Government’s Use of Fourth-Parties to Launder Data about ‘The People’

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