Mike Cloud: “I look forward to hearing from our witnesses this morning about how communities can, and are, using smart technologies…”

This is great news for the American people. When we uncovered that the ATF was purchasing software to track Americans’ cell phone location data without a warrant, I knew that would not be the end of the conversation.

What are we doing to make sure that we don't tread on people's civil rights again?

Well, I'm guessing like every other agency that makes a mistake or has failures in the Federal Government, they'll probably come and same, 'Well, we need more money and more authorities.'

How are we going to make sure that the government stays in check so that we can begin to restore the trust in the American people?