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CDT Issue Brief: The Data Broker Loophole
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Fusion42 · 4 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Law enforcement is exploiting a legal loophole by buying data from third-party brokers without a warrant, bypassing the Stored Communications Act and undermining Fourth Amendment protections. Legislative efforts at federal and state levels aim to close this loophole by requiring warrants for accessing data from brokers.
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You face a tightening of legal controls on data access beyond service providers as states push to require warrants for data broker-held information. This opens a new compliance and market access frontier that you must navigate now.
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