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US National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter shows(www.reuters.com)

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MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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It’s blurry. The Patriot Act, after the 9/11 terrosist attacks on the Twin Towers, established a lot of freedom for the US government to spy on its citizens. Lawmakers have been making necessary, holy-shit-we-are-courting-fascism corrections in scope ever since.

Depending on how the courts interpret the adjustments that have happened since the Patriot Act, it may or may not be illegal.

I suspect the legal challenge mostly relies on purchasing law. The US has lots of laws about how the government must act when buying something, in particular.

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LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
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Thank you for the reply! I hadn’t consider the regulation around the government as the purchaser.

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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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This isn’t spying, though. They purchased information that was perfectly legal to sell.

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