The government's expansion of data collecting and sharing of information about US citizens lacks proper oversight and privacy protections – that's according to a new report by a federal watchdog agency.  A Senate panel held a hearing on the report today.  And instead of critiquing local and federal law enforcement agencies for collecting the data without proper checks, lawmakers encouraged a continuation of more.  FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

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