Credit: Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DRUS lawmakers have asked the Director of National Intelligence to clarify how VPN use affects Americans’ surveillance protections.They warn that using overseas VPN servers could make users appear foreign, potentially exposing them to warrantless surveillance.VPNs are widely recommended for privacy, including by government agencies in the past.You might already use a VPN to keep your online activity private, and you may naturally assume you’re adding an extra layer of protection by doing so. But lawmakers are now raising the possibility that, in some cases, it could actually affect your rights against government spying on your data.As Wired reports, in a letter sent to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, several Democratic lawmakers are asking whether Americans who use VPNs could be treated as foreigners under US law. If so, that could mean losing certain protections against warrantless surveillance.