Close the Loophole That Lets the Government Buy Your Location Data

The Supreme Court ruled on June 29, 2026 that police need a warrant for geofence location sweeps, but the ruling only covers data the government demands, not data it buys.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked June 29, 2026.

The Letter

Subject Require a warrant before agencies buy Americans' location data

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant before they can sweep up cellphone location data to see who was near a crime scene. That is a real win for privacy. But it leaves a hole big enough to drive a truck through.

The ruling covers what the government demands from a company. It does not cover what the government buys. Right now federal agencies, including immigration and law enforcement, purchase detailed location data on millions of Americans from commercial data brokers, with no warrant and no court involved at all. They buy the same information the court just said requires a warrant to seize.

I am asking you to close that loophole by passing the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act. It would require the government to get a warrant before buying Americans' location and personal data from brokers, so the protection the court just recognized cannot be sidestepped with a credit card. A right that the government can buy its way around is not much of a right.

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I'm calling about the Supreme Court's June 29 ruling that police need a warrant for cellphone geofence location sweeps.
The ruling is a win, but it only covers what the government demands, not what it buys. Agencies still purchase Americans' location data from brokers with no warrant.
Please support the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which requires a warrant before the government buys location and personal data from brokers.
A privacy right the government can buy its way around is not much of a right. Please close the loophole.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

Warrant What the Supreme Court ruled June 29, 2026 that police need before a geofence location sweep (source)
No warrant What agencies currently need to buy the same location data from commercial data brokers (source)
Millions Americans whose location data is bought and sold by brokers and available to the government (source)

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