Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act

Protection from Federal Tracking: Under Section 2(a), federal agencies are completely banned from purchasing, deploying, operating, accessing, or contracting for automated surveillance systems that identify, track, or record individuals, including facial recognition and biometric tech. This protects everyday people from being constantly watched or tracked by the federal government.

No Federal Funding for Local Spy Tech: Under Section 2(b), state, local, and Tribal governments are blocked from using federal funds to buy or operate these same automated surveillance systems and technologies. This keeps your tax dollars from being used by local officials to set up mass tracking systems against you.

Required Data Deletion: Under Section 3(a), if a federal agency somehow gets data by breaking the rules, the head of that agency must delete the data within 30 days of getting it. This ensures that unauthorized personal records are not quietly stored away by the government.

Court Protection: Under Section 3(b), any data the federal government collects by breaking these rules is completely banned from being used as evidence in any court or administrative proceeding. This holds the government accountable by making sure they cannot benefit in legal settings from illegal spying.