Jeramie Scott, senior counsel and director of the Surveillance Oversight Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, says federal agencies are leaning on companies like Flock to collect data on Americans.
We create digital breadcrumbs all the time — when we buy something online, when we post on social media, and even when we look up directions on the internet. This is data generally collected by private companies — but how and when should the government be able to access it?
There have been lawsuits filed recently against the Department of Homeland Security over its collection and use of consumer data. Jeramie Scott, senior counsel and director of the Surveillance Oversight Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, explains how the government collects data about us.
“DHS accused of using surveillance tech to track legal observers in Maine” from Politico
“Senators Push for Answers on ICE's Surveillance Shopping Spree” from 404 Media
“Data Broker Sales and the Fourth Amendment” from Lawfare
“New Montana Law Blocks the State From Buying Private Data To Skirt the Fourth Amendment” from Reason Magazine
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