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... Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) cited a statement from previous FBI director Christopher Wray under President Joe Biden, in which Wray promised, "To my knowledge, we do not currently purchase commercial database information that includes location data dervied from internet advertising."

Wyden then asked Patel, "Is that the case still, and if so, can you commit this morning to not buying Americans' location data?"

Patel dodged the specific question about location data, but admitted, "We do purchase commercially available information that's consistent with the Constitution and the laws under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and it has led to some valuable intelligence for us to be utilized with our private partner sector."

"So you're saying that the agency will buy Americans' location data? I believe that's what you said in kind of 'intelligence lingo,'" Wyden charged in response. He added, "doing that without a warrant is an end run around the Fourth Amendment, it's particularly dangerous given the use of artificial intelligence to comb through massive amounts of private information." ...