Episode 39 -Banks Supplying the Feds with Consumer Data

Carter and Mike dive into the recent reporting and Congressional inquiries into major banking institutions being asked and subsequently providing the federal government with consumer transaction data. Using certain search terms and transactions of certain types, using different back channels, the government leaned on banking institutions to target Americans unfairly. The pattern of financial surveillance uncovered in the reports raise serious concerns about federal law enforcement's and financial institutions' commitment to respecting Americans' privacy rights and fundamental civil liberties.