Re:The U.S. Treasury is buying private app data to target an...
by jkhdigital on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @10:28PM
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No, it is more nuanced than that and depends on the nature of the information. Banks hold massive amounts of highly personal information about their customers, and this knowledge is an unavoidable consequence of the business relationship. I think most people would agree that the government needs a warrant to obtain this information, even if the bank was willing to sell it anyway.
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Re:The U.S. Treasury is buying private app data to target an...
by whimsicalism on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @12:20AM
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> I think most people would agree that the government needs a warrant to obtain this information, even if the bank was willing to sell it anyway.
I don't think it is legal for banks to sell their balance information to other private entities either. But if it were, then I think it would be permissible for the government to be one of the buyers.
Your interpretation of 4A is not backed by any legal precedent.