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This won't end well. If government agents collect the same data directly from cell phones or internet providers, they would have to get a warrant. However, government attorneys argue that purchasing data from private brokers does not violate the Fourth Amendment because once the data becomes “public,” the expectation of privacy disappears https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-watch/police-circumventing-warrant-requirements-by-purchasing-data-from-private-vendors