Edward Snowden's leaks revealed the NSA's MYSTIC program could record 100% of a foreign country's telephone calls for 30-day rolling periods through its RETRO tool. The Washington Post confirmed the program captured actual voice content, not just metadata as officials had claimed. The program operated in at least five countries. This went far beyond the 'just metadata' assurances given to Congress and the public.
The NSA's MYSTIC program recorded every phone call in entire countries, not just metadata
βThe NSA is recording everything β not just metadata but actual phone calls, emails, and internet activity of millions of people.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βWe are not collecting everything. We are collecting metadata β phone numbers, duration of calls β not the content of communications.β
β NSA Director Keith Alexander Β· Jun 2013
π They Laughed At Us
βWe are not collecting everything. We are collecting metadata β phone numbers, duration of calls β not the content of communications.β
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