“This poorly organized system not only wastes time and resources; it also risks masking reliable intelligence that could be crucial to an investigation,” the report says, warning that a “din of data” is overwhelming law enforcement.

“There’s a lot of irrelevant information being collected,” said Michael Price, a counsel with the Brennan Center and the author of the report.

“As a result of that, it seems pretty easy for information to slip through the cracks.”