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Re:Proposed bill to ban US government from buying location d... by joshka on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:26PM (#26892691)
On page 2 of the bill, the definition of 'covered customer or subscriber record' includes the following:

   (II)  an  intermediary  service  provider   that   delivers,   stores,   or   processes  communications  of  such  covered person;
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Re:Proposed bill to ban US government from buying location d... by sgc on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:24PM (#26893533)
Who will interpret what is meant by "service provider"? If it is just a data seller who buys it without receiving it in the course of providing a service to the first company, is it covered? Will it require a ruling to know for sure?
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Re:Proposed bill to ban US government from buying location d... by lolthishuman on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @04:09PM (#26894775)
Sounds easily bypassed through layers of indirection. Sadly this is just legal noise. It doesn’t solve the core problem.
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