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FOIA records show US Treasury bought location and other app data from controversial company Babel Street in recent months to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Sam Biddle / The Intercept: FOIA records show US Treasury bought location and other app data from controversial company Babel Street in recent months to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers  —  The Treasury Department has in recent months expanded its digital surveillance powers, contracts provided to The Intercept reveal …
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