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U.S. Spy Agencies Buy Vast Quantities of Americans’ Personal Data, U.S. Says

Commercially available data from cars, phones and web browsers rivals results from wiretaps, cyber espionage and physical surveillance

By Byron Tau
 and Dustin Volz
A new report shows that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence appeared unaware which federal intelligence agencies were buying Americans’ personal data. Photo: Hannah Beier for The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The vast amount of Americans’ personal data available for sale has provided a rich stream of intelligence for the U.S. government but created significant threats to privacy, according to a newly released report by the U.S.’s top spy agency.

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