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June 26, 2026
ATF Cancels Webloc Surveillance Tool After Legal Concerns from Lawmakers
- The ATF canceled its contract for the Webloc surveillance tool after bipartisan concerns about its legality and privacy implications.
- Rep. Michael Cloud and Sen. Ron Wyden raised alarms about the agency's use of warrantless tracking, leading to the decision to discontinue the tool.
- ATF acknowledged conducting over 300 warrantless searches with Webloc, including over 200 related to active cases, before abandoning the program.
2 Sources
- ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concernsJun 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM · Independent
- ATF cancels phone tracking contract after lawmakers raise concernsJun 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM · ABC News