Lawfare Archive: Matthew Tokson on Government Purchases of Private Data
The Lawfare Podcast25 Touko 2025

Lawfare Archive: Matthew Tokson on Government Purchases of Private Data

From December 4, 2023: Is the Fourth Amendment doing any work anymore? In a forthcoming article entitled “Government Purchases of Private Data,” Matthew Tokson, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, details how, in recent years, federal and state agencies have begun to purchase location information and other consumer data, as government attorneys have mostly concluded that purchasing data is a valid way to bypass Fourth Amendment restrictions.

Lawfare Senior Editor Stephanie Pell sat down with Matthew to discuss this article, where he attempts to bring this constitutional evasion to light. They talked about the two main arguments offered for why the purchase of private data does not violate the Fourth Amendment, his responses to these arguments, and the recommendations he makes to courts, legislators, and government agencies to address the Fourth Amendment and privacy concerns surrounding government purchases of private data.

To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(2875)

Shane Huntley on Countering Digital Threats at Google

Shane Huntley on Countering Digital Threats at Google

This week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Shane Huntley, the director of Google’s Threat Analysis Group—a team that leads Google’...

13 Elo 202046min

Trump Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat

Trump Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat

President Trump recently issued executive orders aimed at banning TikTok and WeChat from operating in the United States. To discuss the sanction, Bobby Chesney sat down with Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greite...

12 Elo 202055min

The McGahn Decision and Proxy Voting

The McGahn Decision and Proxy Voting

Last week, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington handed down a major en banc decision on the question of whether the president's former White House Counsel, Don McGahn, even needs to show up i...

11 Elo 202052min

Jim Sciutto on Trump and 'The Madman Theory'

Jim Sciutto on Trump and 'The Madman Theory'

During the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon employed an unusual scare tactic in his efforts to reach a withdrawal—he led Vietnam to believe he was crazy enough to start a nuclear war, an approach he describ...

10 Elo 202046min

Chad Wolf vs. the Committee with No Bull

Chad Wolf vs. the Committee with No Bull

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday. He was asked about the recent DHS personnel deployments in...

7 Elo 202059min

Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny Explain QAnon

Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny Explain QAnon

This week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Ben Collins and Brandy Zadrozny, reporters at NBC News. Writing at NBCNews.com, they repor...

6 Elo 202053min

DHS Compiles Intelligence on Journalists … Including our Editor-In-Chief

DHS Compiles Intelligence on Journalists … Including our Editor-In-Chief

“What if J. Edgar Hoover Had Been a Moron?” That’s the question Lawfare’s editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes asks in a new article about his experience learning that his tweets had been written up in an ...

5 Elo 202053min

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Democratic Staff Report on Diplomacy in Crisis

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Democratic Staff Report on Diplomacy in Crisis

Last Friday the Lawfare Podcast brought you Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's full statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his question and answer session with the senators, all wi...

4 Elo 20201h 4min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
tervo-halme
viisupodi
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
rss-podme-livebox
rss-asiastudio
rikosmyytit
the-ulkopolitist
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
otetaan-yhdet
io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
linda-maria
radio-antro
rss-sanna-ukkola-show-verkkouutiset
aihe
rss-tasta-on-kyse-ivan-puopolo-verkkouutiset