US spy agencies purchased Americans’ phone location data and internet metadata without a warrant but only admitted it after a US senator blocked the appointment of a new NSA director.

The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant::US spy agencies purchased Americans’ phone location data and internet metadata without a warrant but only admitted it after a US senator blocked the appointment of a new NSA director.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The problem isn’t that it was bought, it’s that it was sold.

    Exactly.

    That data shouldn’t be for sale to anyone.