NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data::Violating Americans’ privacy “not just unethical but illegal,” senator says.

  • minibyte
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    11 months ago

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

    • Spiralvortexisalie@lemmy.world
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      11 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?