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NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data (arstechnica.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data::Violating Americans’ privacy "not just unethical but illegal," senator says.

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[–] minibyte 44 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’m only disappointed because they BOUGHT my data. I figured they stole it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Seriously with the budget they have and numerous existing legal holes in the 4th Amendment, they just went and threw money to whoever could and would sell metadata to get every last crumb of information? At what point should the comparisons to the Stasi become incredibly concerning to the average individual?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

So not only do they spy on you, but you're also indirectly paying for it through taxes