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No new boss at NSA until it answers questions on buying location, browsing data (www.theregister.com)
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[–] Saprophyte 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

So... He doesn't care that companies are selling this information, his only concern is who's buying it? Gee, I wonder how many of these companies selling his constituents information is paying for his campaign?

[–] RestrictedAccount 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He is not a dictator. But he does have influence over the government.

[–] Saprophyte 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

EU and the UK both put in privacy protections for their citizens. Neither of those are dictatorships

[–] RestrictedAccount 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But one lawmaker didn’t impose those laws own his or her own decision.

On his own he is making the NSA publicly accountable.