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"Web browsing records can reveal sensitive, private information about a person based on where they go on the internet," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

NSA is buying Americans’ internet browsing records without a warrant::“Web browsing records can reveal sensitive, private information about a person based on where they go on the internet,” said Sen. Ron Wyden.

  • clif@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    10 months ago

    This has been commonplace for decades. The government agencies went big into it after 9/11. Funny thing was that I found out about it from a competing company telling me about how the company I worked for at the time was doing it.

    I should note that I’m firmly against it, just that it’s not new.

    It’s illegal to spy on your own citizens in the US, but completely okay if someone else does the spying and you buy the data.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      7·
      10 months ago

      Hell, Verizon got caught installing spy hardware for the government in phone data centers in the mid-90’s.

      There was a brief storm about it, then the news media moved on to something else.

      I’m sure it’s still there, at every phone provider, or something like it.

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      You may as well consider them government employees if they’re doing it at the government’s buying power.