NSA is buying Americans’ internet browsing records without a warrant

The NSA confirmed it buys commercially available netflow and web-browsing metadata—including some involving domestic communications—for intelligence and cybersecurity purposes, a practice disclosed in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden. The report highlights legal and privacy concerns amid FTC actions against data brokers and congressional scrutiny of surveillance authorities, with Wyden urging ODNI to restrict purchases to data that meets FTC standards or require deletion and increased transparency.