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		MichaelMoser123 on Dec 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No new boss at NSA until it answers questions on b... wait, if the NSA needs to buy location data, does that mean they can't get it directly from the mobile phone carrier?

remram on Dec 3, 2023 | [–]

They could get it with a warrant, buying it allows them to circumvent due process entirely.

autoexec on Dec 3, 2023 | [–]

I suspect that they buy it from the phone carriers too.

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