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David Sobel

EFF Senior Counsel who led multiple FBI FOIA cases
Tracked because EFF Senior Counsel who led multiple FBI FOIA cases · 8 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped8
Sources cited8
✦ Thin coverage gap +23 connected to 8 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
  • Katie Britt U.S. Senate · mentioned in same unfiltered input context
  • Steve Cohen U.S. House · mentioned in same unfiltered input context
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

PATTERN organization → [donor] → elected official → [mentioned in... 152× PATTERN person → [mentioned in same unfiltered input context] → e... 152× PATTERN company → [coverage subject] → company → [mentioned in sa... 16× PATTERN person → [mentioned in same unfiltered input context] → c... 16× PATTERN person → [legal] → institution 15×
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Key Connections
→ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) institution
legal
Led multiple EFF lawsuits against FBI for surveillance technology records
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 522d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No sec filings found for "David Sobel" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — SEC filings (no results)
All Connections (8)
legal confirmed
Led multiple EFF lawsuits against FBI for surveillance technology records
→ TechCrunch company
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside TechCrunch in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ Marcia Hofmann person
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside Marcia Hofmann in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ Katie Britt elected official
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside Katie Britt in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ Steve Cohen elected official
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside Steve Cohen in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ FLAG Project organization
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside FLAG Project in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ Jennifer Lynch person
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside Jennifer Lynch in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
→ Mark Rumold person
mentioned in same unfiltered input context inferential since 2026
David Sobel is mentioned alongside Mark Rumold in the same unfiltered data input block, appearing sequentially in the entity list. No specific relationship is documented.
Sources (8)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: David Sobel not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: David Sobel — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt