**STAY WOKE: Senator Thom Tillis’s Latest Bill Has a ‘Hidden Truth’ That Could Upend Your Digital Privacy**
STAY WOKE: Senator Thom Tillis’s Latest Bill Has a ‘Hidden Truth’ That Could Upend Your Digital Privacy
In a move that’s flying under the mainstream radar, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) is pushing a new piece of legislation that reads like a privacy advocate’s worst nightmare—and a surveillance state’s dream.
Sneaked into a routine cybersecurity package, the “DATA Integrity Act” (DIA) proposes sweeping changes to how internet service providers handle user metadata. But here’s the hidden truth: buried in Section 7(c) is a clause that would retroactively legalize the warrantless collection of location data from millions of Americans, dating back to January 2020.
Critics say this isn’t about security—it’s about retroactive immunity for past overreach. If passed, the bill would shield telecom giants from lawsuits filed by users whose geolocation was sold to federal agencies without a judge’s signature.
Meanwhile, Tillis’s staff claims the amendment is a “technical correction.” But a leaked internal memo from a DHS whistleblower tells a different story: “This closes the barn door after the horses have already been sold.
Stay woke. Your phone’s ping history could soon be government property—and they want you to believe it was always legal.