US Says It Gathers Online Data Abroad - nytimes

WASHINGTON — The federal government has been secretly collecting information on foreigners overseas for nearly six years from the nation’s largest Internet companies like Google, Facebook and, most recently, Apple, in search of national security threats, the director of national intelligence confirmed Thursday night. - US Says It Gathers Online Data Abroad
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