Intelligence Agencies Adopt New Rules for Warrantless Purchase of Americans’ Data

The document says that the Intelligence Community’s current rules fully protect Americans’ civil liberties.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington, on March 10, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

U.S. intelligence agencies are implementing a new framework for purchasing Americans’ personal data en masse but will still not require a warrant to do so.

The new guidelines are intended to address “novel issues related to privacy and civil liberties,” according to a May 9 statement released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.