The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 [pdf]

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Post by jesseendahl » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 [pdf]
wyden.senate.gov

Re: The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 [pdf]

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Post by jesseendahl » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

This story was recently on first page of HN:

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-dat...

This is the bill referenced at the end of the TechCrunch article:

> Last week, Wyden and several other lawmakers introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill called the Government Surveillance Reform Act, which among other things would require a court-authorized warrant before federal agencies can buy Americans’ information from data brokers.

Previous HN discussion about the TechCrunch story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430797

Re: The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 [pdf]

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Post by tbfrench » Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC

jesseendahl wrote: post #2

This story was recently on first page of HN: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-dat... This is the bill referenced at the end of the TechCrunch article: > Last week, Wyden and several other lawmakers introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill called the Government Surveillance Reform Act, which among other things would require a court-authorized warrant before federal agencies can buy Americans’ in…

I wonder if this is related to the Wyden Siren from last month https://www.commondreams.org/news/wyden-cia