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These are clear violations of civil liberties. Republicans and Democrats are in agreement. Is anyone in favor of this? Why is it still happening? Seems like a no-brainer.

The Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the F.B.I.), the Department of Homeland Security (including ICE, Customs and Border Patrol and the Secret Service) and the Defense Intelligence Agency have purchased cellphone location information for millions of Americans. Such information is highly sensitive and can reveal intimate details of that person’s life. Even more troubling, artificial intelligence could supercharge such surveillance, allowing the government to harvest and analyze mass quantities of highly personal and sensitive information about Americans without court approval.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/section-702-surveillance-safe-act.html


The argument is probably "the law-abiding citizen has nothing to fear" we have seen that.