NSA taps into e-mail, text communication to and from U.S. -- report

snoopy · Aug 10, 2013

NSA taps into e-mail, text communication to and from U.S. -- report
That's the claim from unidentified government officials who say that the NSA attempts to keep as many innocent Americans out of the collection process as possible.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting e-mails and other text communications that are sent internationally or are received from foreign sources, a new report claims.

The NSA's e-mail data-collection efforts include both those who communicate with potential overseas targets, as well as anyone who might cite a particular individual or something even partially related to that person, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing intelligence officials with knowledge of the agency's work.

The NSA has long conceded that it's tracking the communications of foreigners who might pose a threat to the U.S. However, the officials' revelation to the Times is the first acknowledgement on the part of the intelligence community that ostensibly innocent communications with people overseas are being collected.
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Full story here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57...l-text-communication-to-and-from-u.s--report/

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