Dick Durbin: “Our legislation would also close the so-called data broker…”

“That's why Senator Lee, a Republican from Utah, and I have a bipartisan proposal to require the government to obtain a judicial warrant before searching American communications collected under section 702. Our legislation would also close the so-called data broker loophole which allows the government to purchase Americans' personal information from third-party data brokers. data that would require a warrant if sought in any other way. I urge my colleagues to ask if the current administration can be entrusted with the power of Section 702 and whether every future administration can be trusted without adequate safeguards.” (06:02–06:18)

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