# Kash Patel **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition FBI director named in the article's account of testimony on purchased location data. The role supplies an attributed official source in the commercial-data chronology. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked institution or supplier:** [[wiki/Federal Bureau of Investigation|Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. - **article-linked mechanism or framework:** [[wiki/Commercially Purchased Location Data|Commercially Purchased Location Data]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [EPIC, FISA Section 702 Almost Certain to Expire After House Votes Against Extension (June 11, 2026).](https://epic.org/fisa-section-702-almost-certain-to-expire-after-house-votes-against-extension-epic-continues-to-urge-reforms/) - [OPB/NPR, A Key U.S. Spy Tool Has Lapsed — Now What? (June 13, 2026).](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/13/fisa-702-a-key-u-s-spy-tool-has-lapsed-now-what) - [Straight Arrow News, Jay Clayton Confirmed Despite Pulte's Push to Stay On as Intelligence Chief (July 2026).](https://san.com/cc/jay-clayton-confirmed-despite-pultes-push-to-stay-on-as-intelligence-chief/)