National Security Agency (NSA)

"The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence organization of the United States government, responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, a discipline known as signals intelligence (SIGINT). NSA is concurrently charged with protection of U.S. government communications and information systems against penetration and network warfare."
-- Wikipedia

Five Intriguing Facts About The NSA

U.S. Government | June 23, 2013 | Rabid Ranter

We may not know the full extent of the NSA's domestic spying under programs like XKeyscore, ECHELON and PRISM revealed by leaks from whistleblower Edward Snowden, but here are five intriguing facts that we do know about the National Security Agency.

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