It\u2019s absurd that American authorities can purchase personal data \u2013 that they\u2019re not allowed to gather themselves without a warrant \u2013 directly from data brokers. This violates the Fourth Amendment, and it\u2019s time to close the data broker loophole.<\/p>
Today, the Surveillance Accountability Act was introduced. It requires warrants based on probable cause for all government surveillance and data access.<\/p>
You can read more about it here: https:\/\/www.surveillanceaccountability.com\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@mullvadnet\/116454788669555529","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-23:objectType=thread:nonce=75768af8f877e9c8","notice_info":{"local_id":"12497681","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12496274"}},"published":"2026-04-23T23:26:48+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"steter repeated a notice by mullvadnet","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.stevesworld.co\/users\/steter\/statuses\/116456605558113534\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/users\/GhostOnTheHalfShell","displayName":"GhostOnTheHalfShell","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35976-original-tmp20221122142311.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":256,"height":256},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35976-96-20230128234645.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35976-48-20230128234645.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35976-24-20230128234645.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"35976"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/35976-96-20230128234645.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"opinionated lurker of the intarwebs.Used to write code, still do. c\/c++, java, php, js, c#, gdscript, gnawed on sql, sparql, unix\/windows etc etc billions of years ago.tech, graphics, anything STEManything anthropology, history, linguistics anything blender, gimp (although i scream using it), audacity prefers not to be run over by carsI drink Philz.I do a (non-monetized) video or so a week on yt.Tyranny and poverty are everywhere a mainstream economics phenomenon.","url":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/@GhostOnTheHalfShell","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GhostOnTheHalfShell","displayName":"GhostOnTheHalfShell","note":"opinionated lurker of the intarwebs.Used to write code, still do. c\/c++, java, php, js, c#, gdscript, gnawed on sql, sparql, unix\/windows etc etc billions of years ago.tech, graphics, anything STEManything anthropology, history, linguistics anything blender, gimp (although i scream using it), audacity prefers not to be run over by carsI drink Philz.I do a (non-monetized) video or so a week on yt.Tyranny and poverty are everywhere a mainstream economics phenomenon."}},"content":" @mullvadnet<\/a> <\/p> Can I be a bit more blunt? Data brokering needs to go.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-28:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/users\/GhostOnTheHalfShell\/statuses\/116455110469775876","object":{"id":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/users\/GhostOnTheHalfShell\/statuses\/116455110469775876","objectType":"note","content":" @mullvadnet<\/a> <\/p> Can I be a bit more blunt? Data brokering needs to go.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/@GhostOnTheHalfShell\/116455110469775876","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/mullvadnet\/statuses\/116454788669555529","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@mullvadnet\/116454788669555529"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/mullvadnet"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-23:objectType=thread:nonce=75768af8f877e9c8","notice_info":{"local_id":"12497680","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-23T23:26:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/masto.ai\/@GhostOnTheHalfShell\/116455110469775876"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/mullvadnet","displayName":"Mullvad VPN","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15594-original-tmp20221101164041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15594-96-20221101164041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15594-48-20221101164041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15594-24-20221101164041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"15594"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15594-96-20221101164041.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"A fast, trustworthy, and easy-to-use VPN is a good first step toward reclaiming your privacy. Just \u20ac5\/month. For your right to privacy.For support, contact us via email: support at mullvadvpn dot net","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@mullvadnet","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"mullvadnet","displayName":"Mullvad VPN","note":"A fast, trustworthy, and easy-to-use VPN is a good first step toward reclaiming your privacy. Just \u20ac5\/month. For your right to privacy.For support, contact us via email: support at mullvadvpn dot net"}},"content":" It\u2019s absurd that American authorities can purchase personal data \u2013 that they\u2019re not allowed to gather themselves without a warrant \u2013 directly from data brokers. This violates the Fourth Amendment, and it\u2019s time to close the data broker loophole.<\/p> Today, the Surveillance Accountability Act was introduced. It requires warrants based on probable cause for all government surveillance and data access.<\/p>