IRS Accesses Airline Travel Records Without Warrant Amid Data Sale Scandal

The IRS accessed a database containing hundreds of millions of Americans' travel records without a warrant, as revealed in a letter from bipartisan lawmakers. This data was provided by the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), a data broker owned by major U.S. airlines, which has faced scrutiny for allowing federal agencies warrantless access to passenger information. In response to the backlash, ARC announced the shutdown of its Travel Intelligence Program.