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Matthew Guariglia

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EFF urges Congress to take two immediate steps: First, enact the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, which passed the House of Representatives in 2024 by a vote of 219–199. This bipartisan bill would prohibit the government from purchasing digital data on individuals it would otherwise need a warrant to collect. This is an especially important body of information that should be minimized in order to prevent it from invasive analysis by AI models.

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Matthew Guariglia, written testimony to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, June 4, 2026.

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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens

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AI Verified Guariglia urges limits on warrantless government data purchases to prevent invasive AI analysis, supporting a ban on AI mass surveillance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Guariglia opposes warrantless data acquisition enabling invasive AI analysis; recorded answer for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Guariglia’s cited June 4 House testimony contains this EFF recommendation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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