NSA Taps Into Internet Giants' Systems To Mine User Data, By Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill

NSA Taps Into Internet Giants' Systems To Mine User Data, By Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill

The National Security Agency has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple and other US internet giants, according to a top secret document obtained by the Guardian. The NSA access is part of a previously undisclosed program called PRISM, which allows officials to collect material including search history, the content of emails, file transfers and live chats, the document says.