fourth-amendment

Your Ad Data Is a Federal Surveillance Tool. Meet Webloc.

John Z Black Apr 11, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #surveillance #privacy #ice #location-data #cobwebs-technologies #webloc #fourth-amendment #ad-tracking

Webloc ingests mobile ad data from 500 million devices and makes it searchable for ICE, the military, and local police. No warrant needed. You probably said yes to it when you tapped Allow on some app.

Your VPN Might Be Getting You Watched by the NSA Instead of Protected

John Z Black Mar 27, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #vpn #nsa #surveillance #privacy #fisa #fourth-amendment

Six US lawmakers want to know if VPN use can strip Americans of Fourth Amendment protections by making their traffic look foreign to intelligence agencies. Nobody has officially said it isn't happening.

The FBI Is Buying Your Location Data. No Warrant Required.

John Z Black Mar 24, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #fbi #location-data #data-brokers #surveillance #privacy #whatsapp #fourth-amendment

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the FBI purchases bulk location data from commercial brokers with no warrant. The agency had previously said it stopped. It didn't.