NSA stores metadata of millions of web users for up to a year, secret files show:
Vast amounts of data kept in repository codenamed Marina - Data retained regardless of whether person is NSA target - Material used to build 'pattern-of-life' profiles of individuals Ref. Source 4
NSA admits employees spied on husbands, boyfriends, and girlfriends
Employees of the U.S. National Security Agency spied on "Unfaithful" Husbands, boyfriends and girlfriends using surveillance technology of the agency, according to a letter from the NSA to a U.S. Senator. Ref. Source 9
The NSA Is Watching Your Online Dating Profile:
Corporations and the government absorbing data from dating sites in order to reveal the real you:. When you log in with a username and password to sites like Gmail, Amazon or OKCupid, your behavior can be linked to your real name or email address Ref. Source 6
Court: NSA can continue sweeping phone data collection : Video report:
"There is growing bipartisan consensus that the law itself needs to be changed in order to restrict the ability of the government to collect the phone records of millions of law-abiding Americans." Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Ref. Source 7
NSA harvesting hundreds of millions of personal email contact lists - report:
The NSA is capable of collecting approximately 500,000 so-called buddy lists from live-chat services and the "In-box" Displays from web-based email services, according to the Post. Ref. Source 9
Snoop Flies Coop: NSA head to quit after lying, failing to explain spy overreach :
Army general Keith Alexander, who is the NSA's longest-serving chief, has come under intense pressure since whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the vast scale of government snooping. Ref. Source 4
NSA Tapped 1.8 Million Dutch Phone Numbers in One Month, Dutch Media Reports:
Between the beginning of December and beginning of January, 1.8 million Dutch phone numbers were tapped into by the NSA, recording information about number and possibly location, Tweakers said. Ref. Source 7