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Committee considers bill barring government purchase of commercial location and communications data without warrant
Summary
Senate Bill 282 would prohibit state and local governments from acquiring certain commercial location, communications and pseudonymous data without a warrant or investigative subpoena; civil‑liberties groups backed the measure and law‑enforcement and industry witnesses sought narrowly tailored exceptions.
Senate Bill 2 82 would bar government entities from purchasing certain categories of commercially held electronic communications, precise geolocation information and pseudonymous data unless the government first obtains a search warrant or investigative subpoena.
Sponsor Sen. Daniel Emrich said the bill aims to prevent government circumvention of Fourth Amendment protections by purchasing data that can reveal individuals’ movements or communications patterns. “If there is a reason to get a warrant and you can get around that by purchasing it, you can't do it,” he said.
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