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Re:NSA collected 500M U.S. call records in 2017, a sharp ris... by mirimir on Saturday May 05, 2018 @01:31AM (#17000488)
> What exactly does the NSA do?

It's a military signals-intelligence organization.

> Whom are they protecting?

It's hardly monolithic. Imagine Catch 22 on steroids. Likely each power center is primarily protecting itself, and its funding. Overall, they're protecting the military-industrial complex. The 1%. The powers that be.

Edit: Whoever pays the bills.

Re:NSA collected 500M U.S. call records in 2017, a sharp ris... by stickdogg on Saturday May 05, 2018 @11:45AM (#17002265)
Good breakdown.