The NSA Spying Scandal: 5 Things You May Not Know

No. 4: What is the NSA, anyway?

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For those of you who had not heard about the NSA before the scandal broke out, the agency is part of the US Department of Defense. The NSA is running the most extensive surveillance program within the United States and the FBI and CIA often rely on reports issued by the agency to counteract potential terrorist plots.