ND FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms (techcrunch.com)
509 points by jbegley 11 days ago | 187 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
FBI buys location data to track US citizens without warrant.
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal 699 HN snapshots · 80 evals
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Audit Trail 100 entries
2026-03-22 23:14 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-22 23:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-22 23:01 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-22 23:01 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) -0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-22 20:44 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-22 20:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-22 20:37 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-22 20:37 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-22 19:28 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-22 19:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-22 19:18 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-22 19:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-22 02:29 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-22 02:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-22 02:12 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-22 02:12 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-22 00:55 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-22 00:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-22 00:51 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-22 00:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-21 23:45 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-21 23:45 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-21 23:30 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-21 23:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-21 22:32 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-21 22:32 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-21 22:12 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-21 22:12 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-21 20:47 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-21 20:47 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-21 20:33 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-21 20:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-20 22:43 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-20 22:43 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-20 22:23 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-20 22:23 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-20 19:08 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.050 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-20 19:08 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-20 18:51 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.16) - -
2026-03-20 18:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-20 17:49 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-20 16:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-20 16:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 22:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 22:29 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 21:10 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 20:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 19:50 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 19:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 18:33 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 18:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 17:16 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 17:13 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 15:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 15:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) -0.16
2026-03-19 14:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 14:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.21 (Mild positive) +0.16
2026-03-19 13:18 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 13:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 12:36 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 12:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 11:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 11:50 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 11:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 11:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 10:42 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 10:31 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 10:01 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 09:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 09:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 09:14 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 08:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 08:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 08:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 07:53 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) -0.16
2026-03-19 07:30 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 07:15 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.21 (Mild positive) +0.16
2026-03-19 06:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 06:40 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 06:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 06:02 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 05:44 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
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Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 05:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 04:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
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Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 04:27 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 03:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
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Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 03:09 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-19 02:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
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Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 01:55 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) -0.16
2026-03-19 00:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-19 00:38 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.21 (Mild positive) +0.16
2026-03-19 00:14 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: -0.26 (Mild negative)
2026-03-19 00:11 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.28 (Mild positive)
reasoning
Investigative journalism exposing abuses
2026-03-18 23:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-18 23:26 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-18 23:21 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-18 22:48 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-18 22:46 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive) 0.00
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Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators
2026-03-18 21:35 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.05 (Neutral)
2026-03-18 21:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.16 (Mild positive)
reasoning
Editorial stance on FBI's location data purchase, transparency indicators