A Glossary of Government Surveillance

The National Security Agency (NSA) is the United States’ chief coordinator of signals intelligence—the collection and analysis of communication through radio, radar, and electronic means. It serves the Department of Defense, …

Americans Sharply Split on Privacy Issues

The Edward Snowden leak case, which exposed some of the practical elements of NSA surveillance operations unknown to many Americans, has also revealed just how divided the nation remains over whether the government should be …