Okay, deep breath, let's get this over with. In the grand act of digital self-sabotage, we've littered this site with cookies. Yep, we did that. Why? So your highness can have a 'premium' experience or whatever. These traitorous cookies hide in your browser, eagerly waiting to welcome you back like a guilty dog that's just chewed your favorite shoe. And, if that's not enough, they also tattle on which parts of our sad little corner of the web you obsess over. Feels dirty, doesn't it?
NSA Caught Buying Personal Data Without Warrants: Privacy on the Auction Block?
No warrant, no problem? The NSA’s shopping spree for personal data is like a sitcom minus the laugh track. Senator Wyden isn’t chuckling, as the NSA’s cart overflows with info that’s more personal than your diary entries. #NSAPersonalDataShopping
Hot Take:
Well, it looks like the NSA is sliding into DMs and not the kind you want. Paul Nakasone just dropped a truth bomb that has privacy advocates and tinfoil hat wearers alike saying, "I told you so!" They're buying up personal data like it's on clearance, no warrant, no problem. And here we thought our browser histories were only judged by targeted ads and potential dates. Guess we can add "government scrutiny" to that list. Ron Wyden's not having any of it, though. He's calling for a data detox, NSA style. Stay tuned for when our digital lives become the next episode of 'Hoarders: Cybersecurity Edition.'
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