NSA phone records collection: anger swells after data revelations | World news | guardian.co.uk
Cray X-MP/24 (serial no. 115) used by NSA (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) NSA phone records collection: anger swells after data revelations | World news | guardian.co.uk : ""The information acquired does not include the content of any communications or the name of any subscriber. It relates exclusively to call details, such as a telephone number or the length of a telephone call." But such metadata can provide authorities with vast knowledge about a caller's identity. Particularly when cross-checked against other public records , the metadata can reveal someone's name, address, driver's licence , credit history , social security number and more. Government analysts would be able to work out whether the relationship between two people was ongoing, occasional or a one-off." Related articles NSA phone records collection: anger swells after data revelations | World news | guardian.co.uk Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveill...