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The Government Just Admitted For The First Time It Is Using Cell Phone Data To Track Your Location
A group of Senators questioned the general attorney for the National Security Agency Tuesday about whether U.S. intelligence agencies are using cell phone geo location data to track U.S. citizens without their knowledge.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center Matthew Olson told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that: "There are certain circumstances where that authority may exist."
The response came after repeated questions by Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore) whether the government has authority to “use cell site data to track the location of Americans inside the country.”
Olson admitted the possibility, said "it's a very complicated question," and told the committee the intelligence community is working on a memo to better answer the question.
The letter will be presented at the committees next hearing in September.
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A group of Senators questioned the general attorney for the National Security Agency Tuesday about whether U.S. intelligence agencies are using cell phone geo location data to track U.S. citizens without their knowledge.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center Matthew Olson told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that: "There are certain circumstances where that authority may exist."
The response came after repeated questions by Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore) whether the government has authority to “use cell site data to track the location of Americans inside the country.”
Olson admitted the possibility, said "it's a very complicated question," and told the committee the intelligence community is working on a memo to better answer the question.
The letter will be presented at the committees next hearing in September.
Please follow Business Insider on Twitter and Facebook.
Follow Robert Johnson on Twitter.
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i'm amazed they're admitting it. i'm pretty sure most governments would do it, either constantly or just to known felons/suspects. i'm glad that the senator had the balls to question it publicly. props!
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They admit to the small stuff . . . nobody is asking Obama under oath if he authorized the FBI to allow felons to buy guns to let the ATF see where they would end up, are they?
