Jeramie Scott
Senior counsel and director of the Surveillance Oversight Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, specializing in government surveillance, privacy law, and data broker oversight.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 6min
How government uses "surveillance as a service" to collect data
Jeramie Scott, senior counsel directing Surveillance Oversight at EPIC, studies government surveillance and data brokers. He breaks down how agencies obtain private consumer data, from subpoenas to buying surveillance-as-a-service like license-plate networks. He explores legal gaps, the weakening of Fourth Amendment protections, and proposals to limit mass surveillance.
Mar 2, 2026 • 6min
How government uses "surveillance as a service" to collect data
Jeramie Scott, senior counsel and director of the Surveillance Oversight Program at EPIC, explains how governments tap private data sources. He outlines how agencies obtain data through subpoenas, purchases and data brokers. He talks about surveillance-as-a-service products like license-plate databases. He highlights legal loopholes around third-party data and the push for federal reform.
