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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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah, the real problem is that the data was made available for sale.