US Intelligence Agencies Collecting Sensitive Personal Data on Citizens, Report Finds

A report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the US intelligence community acquires "a significant amount" of Americans' personal data, including commercially available information (CAI) that can reveal sensitive and intimate information about individuals. The report highlights privacy and counterintelligence concerns and recommends the development of a set of standards for the purchase and use of online data. Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, has committed to publicly releasing the framework once finalized. Senator Ron Wyden has called for legislation to put guardrails around government purchases and keep Americans' personal information out of the hands of adversaries.