A bill for the people? We nearly forgot the government could do that 👀
The US government regularly gets around the 4th Amendment by buying data from “third-party” data brokers, to invade your privacy with no oversight.
Why this is legal? We have no idea, but Rep. Thomas Massie (KY) just introduced the Surveillance Accountability Act (with help drafting from Naomi Brockwell!) which closes this loophole.
The bill would mandate warrants for all surveillance, including a ban on invasive AI and facial recognition mass surveillance in public spaces 💪
Check it out here and let us know what you think: https://surveillanceaccountability.com
#SurveillanceAccountabilityAct #Privacy #USpol #Surveillance #USgov #USA
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