Data privacy is a long-debated topic. Especially with the development of technology, our smart devices have a lot of data about us. Our location information is one of them. Although it has been claimed that many official institutions used this information recently, a confession came from the USA for the first time.
FBI admits to buying location data
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) admitted for the first time that it purchased location data instead of obtaining the necessary permissions to access it. About five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court had set rules against the government’s unauthorized monitoring of Americans’ phones.
Purchasing personal data of people, such as location information, has become much more common due to these rules, which prevent unauthorized monitoring of phones. The FBI, on the other hand, has confirmed these claims for the first time, although it has previously denied these purchases.
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The statement came during a US Senate hearing on global threats attended by the nation’s five intelligence chiefs. On the question of the commercial use of personal data, FBI director Christopher Wray explained that his agencies do not currently do so, but have purchased location information in the past. However, Wray added that this data is information collected for advertising purposes.
The announcement that this data was purchased by the FBI and other institutions had a great impact in the USA. While many people oppose this policy, it is stated that the authorities should act immediately to completely ban this practice. It is known that the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Defense Intelligence Agency purchased personal data just like the FBI.
With the decision taken in the past years, the USA has restricted the unauthorized access to personal data such as location information. However, the decision will have a deficit in commercial data, as many institutions have been using this data frequently since then.
Our personal data can easily pass into the hands of others through games and various other applications. That’s why you need to be careful when downloading an application. So what do you think about this subject? You can share your views with us in the comments section.