Lawmakers pressed the FBI this week after Director Kash Patel confirmed the agency is purchasing information that can track Americans’ movements, reopening a contentious debate over privacy and the limits of government surveillance. The acknowledgment came during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, where Patel said the bureau buys data from private vendors as part of..

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