[somebehemoth]

Via precedent set by protecting phone calls:

"For decades, in both Republican and Democratic administrations, federal rules have protected the privacy of the information in a telephone call. In 2016, the F.C.C., which I led as chairman under President Barack Obama, extended those same protections to the internet."

[wu-ikkyu]

Wasn't much of a precedent:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-reco...