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>>Fabian+(OP)
Even though we know that the NSA does collect data on Americans, let's assume that they didn't. By using a network such as a VPN or a Tor Node that is located outside of the United States, would they "legally" be able to use the data collected on you received from those networks as if you weren't an US Citizen?

>>scrapc+J7
No, but that's where the Five Eyes concept comes into play, previously known as ECHELON. The idea is that agencies such as CIA and NSA can work around the limitations imposed by their own charters by cooperating with foreign agencies who have no such prohibitions. Then, the doctrine of parallel construction takes care of any remaining legal hangups.