The latest revelations by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden show the NSA is spying on Americans, despite repeated government assurances that it does not do so. The agency reportedly is collecting hundreds of millions of electronic address books and contact lists from people worldwide. Though it is collecting the data overseas, some of it comes from Americans. The agency has argued that it is not legally required or technically able to restrict its intake to contact lists belonging to foreign intelligence targets.
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NSA Helps Itself to Americans' Online Address Books
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 15, 2013 04:16 PMThe latest revelations by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden show the NSA is spying on Americans, despite repeated government assurances that it does not do so. The agency reportedly is collecting hundreds of millions of electronic address books and contact lists from people worldwide. Though it is collecting the data overseas, some of it comes from Americans. The agency has argued that it is not legally required or technically able to restrict its intake to contact lists belonging to foreign intelligence targets.