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NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants

ID: 789de8f8-e0d8-59fa-93b5-3206fd79c19c

STIX ID: report--789de8f8-e0d8-59fa-93b5-3206fd79c19c

Feed Name: The Hacker News

Date Published: 2024-01-29

Date Updated: 2026-04-24

Author: [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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## Executive Summary The NSA has admitted to buying internet browsing records from commercial data brokers to identify websites and apps used by Americans without court orders, prompting congressional scrutiny and privacy concerns; agencies assert compliance and minimization practices while critics warn that purchasing sensitive consumer data creates legal and ethical risks and mirrors prior purchases of location data by defense agencies.

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