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According to sources, several Democratic legislators including Wyden, Padilla, Markey, Warren, Jacobs, and Jayapal have sent a letter to DNI Tulsi Gabbard seeking answers on a highly uncomfortable question for every American who uses a commercial VPN: does the use of a commercial VPN mean that someone loses Fourth Amendment rights protecting them against warrantless surveillance?

As per the mechanism laid down in FISA Section 702 and Executive Order 12333, if an intelligence agency is unable to determine the location of a user, it is presumed to be foreign. Foreigners from other countries aren’t entitled to Fourth Amendment protection. VPNs are designed in a way to cover actual location. Thus, if someone routes VPN connection through servers located in another country, they are being classified without authorization as a non-person because according to the privacy rules no warrant is needed for breaching their privacy.

The ironic part is that legalization has pointed out itself that in fact FBI, NSA, and FTC are advising the public to use VPNs in order to prevent losing their information. This serves as another proof that the same government institution which advised people to use the VPN may be using this tool to breach the privacy.

The letter does not serve as a proof of anything but rather a request for explanation from Gabbard.

The instrument advocated by everyone as the basic privacy hygiene is the very means that is slowly affecting your legal protection. Was there ever any case when the agency answered your question regarding privacy issues?