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NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data
(arstechnica.com)
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Honestly the only thing that surprises me is that they're paying for information instead of somehow just taking it.
Honestly I don't see why buying data on the open market is illegal. I think it shouldn't be legal to sell it but it is. I'd prefer nobody have access than the NSA pretend they don't see what anyone else can buy.
So the cigarette approach