Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act

The Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act appears in How government uses "surveillance as a service" to collect data as the federal bill Jeremy Scott says served as the model for Montana’s law closing the Data Broker Loophole. The episode says the bill had been introduced by Ron Wyden.

Within the wiki, the bill represents the legislative answer to Government Data Broker Access: if the government would need a warrant to collect data directly, it should not be able to avoid that rule by purchasing the data from a broker.

Key Claims

• The bill targets the purchase route, not only direct surveillance.
• Its logic treats private data markets as part of the Fourth Amendment problem.
• The Montana example shows the proposal can move from federal debate into state law.

Connections

• Ron Wyden and Montana - federal sponsor reference and state-law example from the source.
• Data Broker Loophole, Government Data Broker Access, and Fourth Amendment Digital Privacy - problem and rights frame.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center and Jeremy Scott - civil-liberties context.