Disclosure of the NSA-authority electronic intelligence power in the U.S.

National Security Agency's top-secret U.S. recently helplessly see their names appear throughout the report, the former security contractors, who are considered "traitors in America" ​​Edward Snowden constantly reveal information about the electronic surveillance activities of the agency-wide.

Both France and Mexico last Monday requires explanation from the United States after Snowden revealed the latest information , accused the National Security Agency ( NSA ) has been secretly monitoring the tens of millions associated telephone in France and hack email accounts of Mexican President Felipe Calderon .


Hollywood film director and novelist has done for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) is famous for the underground spies , but in the digital era , the application of high technology such as the NSA is hard to collect bodies information most of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies . The key to the agency decision-making and planning is key military intelligence operations .


NSA uses supercomputers , the linguist and mathematician specializing unlocked to monitor the electrical activity . This agency is the expert assessment is held digital spy world's most powerful , professional collection of phone conversations and e-mail exchanges .


Founded after World War II to prevent a surprise attack like Pearl Harbor Services , NSA " has itself evolved into the largest intelligence agency , the most secret and is capable of penetrating the deepest since was established " . This is the assessment of James Bamford , author of the book helps reveal the NSA 's activities .


The service is code breaking center , President Harry Truman established the NSA in a secret directive in 1952 , which allows the agency to monitor freedom of the Soviet Union and was in and out of the water contact U.S. .


Employees of secret agencies will report their work in the Department of Defense , so that the NSA was nicknamed " No Such Agency " ( no agency ) or " Never Say Anything " ( Never say ) .


While CIA can break into a building to install the " bugs " ( eavesdropping devices ) , in charge of NSA information " movement " , collected data is transmitted via cable or radio communications .