> NSA officials told Wyden that not only is the intelligence agency purchasing data on Americans located in the US but that it also bought Americans' Internet metadata.
Why do you need to spy, when you can simply... buy?
We gave up our data willingly and made it easy for all the 3-letter agencies of the world. We only have ourselves to blame. 
(Link HT: @technology)
NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data
Violating Americans’ privacy "not just unethical but…
Ars Technica
Yeah the scandal here isn’t that the NSA bought it, it’s that it’s available for purchase in the first place.