In a letter sent Thursday to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmakers say that because VPNs obscure a user’s true location, and because intelligence agencies presume that communications of unknown origin are foreign, Americans may be inadvertently waiving the privacy protections they’re entitled to under the law.

Several federal agencies, including the FBI, NSA, and FTC, have recommended that consumers use VPNs to protect their privacy. But following that advice may inadvertently cost Americans the very protections they’re seeking.

The letter was signed by members of the Democratic Party’s progressive flank: Senators Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, Edward Markey, and Alex Padilla, along with Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Sara Jacobs.

  • IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com
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    6 days ago

    They already spy on everyone. They probably do worse and promote social manipulation too.

    Humanity is owned. And they are trying to own it further with air and digitizing everything. And they will succeed because most people don’t give a fuck and just consume all the bullshit and lifestyles marketed to them.