[ra]

In other words, if you're outside of the US your VPN traffic is fair game for interception and storage.

If you're inside the US and use a VPN, they'll assume you're from outside of the US: Intercep and store.

[mmh0000]

To be fair… this has been known for a long time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM

[halJordan]

No, if you're outside the US and a us citizen, your traffic is not fair game (although they do assume pretty freely if it's not immediately obvious).

If your traffic originates or terminates in the us it is not fair game

The point is that the vpn obfuscates your origin. Which is the point of a vpn so acting surprised is a little silly.