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.

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    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.