NSA Director Paul Nakasone confirmed such purchases in his letter to Wyden, saying the data collected “may include information associated with electronic devices being used outside - and, in certain cases, inside - the United States.”

    • RandoCalrandian@kbin.social
      6·
      5 months ago

      What a load of shit.

      Not only have they been doing this, blatantly, since the 2000’s (remember PRISM?), but even credit report agencies were originally setup in the 80’s to do exact this, and exploit this exact loophole for the government.

      Did big scwary orange man bad do that, too?

            • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
              2·
              5 months ago

              Domestic wiretapping was legal since 60s when NSA was established, and since 70s, US government has been illegally surveilling the world under numerous codename programs. People who think this is about orange man or Democrats are delusional.

    • CazRaX@lemmy.world
      43·
      5 months ago

      OMG, I don’t care about which boogyman you fear, it would have happened eventually regardless of color in the position. Money and power speaks much louder than political party.