National Security Agency - NSA
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit that argues that the National Security Agency's surveillance program violates the First Amendment rights of free speech and association and the Fourth Amendment right to privacy. Ref. USAToday
National Security Agency - NSA (Hover)
From the archives: : NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls: 05/11/06 -
The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY. Ref. Source 3
Officials: NSA programs broke plots
U.S. officials say information from controversial NSA programs stopped over 20 potential terrorist plots around the world.
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NSA director: Surveillance programs foiled 50 plots
NSA's Keith Alexander says secret surveillance programs thwarted terror plots in 20 countries. At least 10 of the plots targeted the U.S. Homeland, Alexander told the House Intelligence Committee, including a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Ref. USAToday
Leaked NSA Doc Says It Can Collect And Keep Your Encrypted Data As Long As It Takes To Crack It:
If you use privacy tools, according to the apparent logic of the National Security Agency, it doesn't much matter if you're a foreigner or an American: Your communications are subject to an extra dose of surveillance. Ref. Source 5
Greenwald : NSA can obtain one billion cell phone calls a day, store them and listen:
The NSA has a "Brand new" Technology that enables one billion cell phone calls a day to be redirected into its data hoards and stored, according to the Guardian's Glenn Greenwald, who said that a new leak of Snowden's documents was 'coming soon.' Ref. Source 6