"[T]wo months ago, I contacted some colleagues at NSA. We had a little meeting, and the question came..."

“[T]wo months ago, I contacted some colleagues at NSA. We had a little meeting, and the question came up, was NSA collecting everything now? Because we kind of figured that was the goal all along. And the answer came back. It was, yes, they are collecting everything, contents word for word, everything of every domestic communication in this country.”

- Russel Tice, former NSA Analyst. (via letterstomycountry)

If these claims are correct, that expands the scope from “metadata" considerably. (via shortformblog)