U.S. Intelligence Mining Data From Nine U.S. Internet Companies In Broad Secret Program

U.S. Intelligence Mining Data From Nine U.S. Internet Companies In Broad Secret Program
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The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person’s movements and contacts over time.

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