NSA purchases Americans' internet browsing data without warrants, senator's documents show

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Sen. Wyden Releases Documents Revealing NSA Purchases Citizens' Internet Data - American Faith

On January 25, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, requesting that “U.S. intelligence agencies only purchase data on Americans that has been obtained in a lawful manner.” “Until recently, the data broker industry and the intelligence community’s (IC) purchase of data from these shady companies has existed in a legal gray area, which was in large part due to the secrecy surrounding the practic…