The House on Wednesday passed legislation to ban the government from purchasing Americans’ private data from data brokers, which is considered a run around the Fourth Amendment.
The House on Wednesday passed H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, 219-199, with one present. The legislation would bar intelligence and law enforcement agencies from purchasing Americans’ private data through third-party data brokers.
“Despite opposition from the Biden White House, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act represents a bipartisan and bicameral agreement that American citizens deserve to have their rights protected by their government. Congress must pass this bill to ensure that the unconstitutional sale of Americans’ data without a warrant is ended,” Davidson told Breitbart News before the passage
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