Butler County Today

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) today issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's data broker executive order.

"Americans’ privacy rights cannot be secured when governments around the world can buy our sensitive health data, location data, biometric data, and financial data," expressed Reps. Davidson & Biggs. They also noted, "The U.S. government is circumventing the 4th Amendment and our right to privacy by purchasing these same types of data."

Highlighting their concerns, the representatives added, "The Biden Administration cannot pretend to support Americans’ privacy rights while undermining them in the U.S. by opposing closing the data broker loophole domestically." They emphasized the importance of legislative action, stating, "This Administration must support the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act and ensure the federal government is barred from any purchase of our data to circumvent a requirement for a warrant or subpoena."

The bipartisan Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act aims to prevent the federal government from bypassing Americans' Fourth Amendment right to privacy by closing loopholes that allow the government to acquire citizens' data from tech companies without a search warrant.