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SEC bought access to over a billion airline records to track travelers, no warrant required
www.techspot.com/news/113365-sec-bought-access-over-one-billion-airline-records.html
TechSpotSEC bought access to over a billion airline records to track travelers, no warrant requiredDocuments obtained by 404 Media through a Freedom of Information Act request show that the SEC subscribed to the Travel Intelligence Program, or TIP, operated by Airlines...
How is this not unlawful search?
I understand that because the use of and purchase/sharing of this kind of data (which for the purposes of my arguments includes any data broker data, including the data from Flock license plate readers) is not considered illegal due to a lack of consumer protection laws. But how is the government acquiring and using this data not considered a subversion of due process?
Replying to @Monument@piefed.world
They count as business records. No need for a warrant.