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US agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI

  • Written by Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
US agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AIGovernment agencies can track you, thanks to the vast amounts of personal information available for sale.metamorworks/iStock via Getty Images

Numerous government agencies, including the FBI, Department of Defense, National Security Agency, Treasury Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy and Coast Guard, have purchased vast amounts of U.S....

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