Episode 1253 • • 2:47:44 - 2:50:50
1253: Trained Marxist
IRS, Phone Location Data, Fourth Amendment Concerns
The IRS admitted to purchasing commercial phone location data from a company called Ventel to track taxpayers without a warrant. This data is harvested from mobile apps rather than cell towers, allowing the government to bypass traditional legal hurdles. The hosts argue this is a significant Fourth Amendment issue and a realization of long-standing privacy concerns regarding Silicon Valley's data practices.