The government is spying on basically all of your communications now

The NSA and FBI reportedly have access to troves of personal information on major tech sites, including Google and Facebook

The government has you.
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The National Security Agency and FBI are directly tapping into the servers of nine major internet companies to access users' personal information, including emails, videos, and pictures, according to The Washington Post and The Guardian.

That suggests that the Obama administration's clandestine surveillance of Americans' personal correspondences — part of its counterterrorism program — goes much deeper than was previously thought.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.