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Due to current laws, United States | Due to current laws, United States intelligence agencies are prohibited from spying on American citizens' communications, including internet traffic (with some expanding exceptions).<ref>https://bja.ojp.gov/program/it/privacy-civil-liberties/authorities/statutes/1285</ref> However, internet traffic that exits the country is legally subject to interception and decryption. This includes VPN providers that route traffic outside the United States. As a result, using a VPN may inadvertently expose users to surveillance by U.S. intelligence agencies. No international VPN providers disclose this risk to their customers. It is entirely legal for U.S. intelligence agencies to break encryption, perform man-in-the-middle attacks, or employ other methods to weaken encryption on data crossing international borders. | ||
If data passes international borders it is subject to "bulk collection" by the Intelligence Community because of Executive Order 12333.<ref>https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-cia-acting-outside-law-spy-americans</ref> | If data passes international borders it is subject to "bulk collection" by the Intelligence Community because of Executive Order 12333.<ref>https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-cia-acting-outside-law-spy-americans</ref> | ||