NSA admits to buying Americans' web browsing data from brokers without
warrants
A key issue here is that NSA apparently wasn't getting this data directly
from firms like Google or Apple, but via third-party brokers apparently
leveraging the functionality of specific apps. -L
Also see:
Apple and Google clamp down on X-Mode, a location-tracking data broker
https://www.engadget.com/apple-google-x-mode-android-ios-developer-removal-order-114539888.html
Main story:
https://www.engadget.com/nsa-admits-to-buying-americans-web-browsing-data-from-brokers-without-warrants-154904461.html?src=rss
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