Constitutional Concerns: The article notes that this approach may be seen as a way for the government to circumvent Fourth Amendment protections against illegal search and seizure by purchasing information that would otherwise require a warrant.

Privacy Implications: A declassified ODNI report from 2022 acknowledged that while commercially available information provides intelligence value, it also raises significant privacy and civil liberties concerns, including the potential to de-anonymize and identify individuals, including US persons.

Sponsorship: The ICDC request for information is sponsored by several key offices within the intelligence community, including the Office of the director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Office of the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer.