“This unorthodox arrangement between state law enforcement, DHS and DOJ agencies to collect bulk money-transfer data raises a number of concerns about surveillance disproportionately affecting low-income, minority and immigrant communities,” Wyden wrote in his letter to the DoJ OIG.
“Members of these communities are more likely to use money transfer services because they are more likely to be unbanked, and therefore unable to send money using electronic checking or international bank wire transfers, which are often cheaper. Moreover, money transfer businesses are not subject to the same protections as bank-based transactions under the Right to Financial Privacy Act.”
Claburn, T. (2023, January 18). Seriously, what’s with FBI, DEA vacuuming up people’s money transfer records?. The Register. https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/18/wyden_money_transfer_arizona/