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Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data | Senator Ron Wyden wants the practice to stop
In an unclassified December 11 letter addressed to Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden obtained by the New York Times, NSA director Paul Nakasone confirms the agency buys...
According to an unclassified letter by the National Security Agency, the organization purchases internet browsing information on US citizens from commercial data brokers without a warrant. In a letter to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Wyden called the practice a "legal gray area," adding that the NSA had been trying to keep its actions secret. Wyden said that internet metadata can be just as sensitive as location data, as it can identify Americans who are, for example, seeking help from suicide hotlines or those for survivors of sexual assault or domestic abuse.
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