its maybe interesting to read up on what these kind of intelligence services amounted to before the internet and what they generally did. then you can translate

its maybe interesting to read up on what these kind of intelligence services amounted to before the internet and what they generally did. then you can translate these activities to the digital age and see very easily what they do and don't do. even in the first episode of cryptolog (nsa) they state that collectors 'might chose or not chose what rules to adhere to to complete their collection job'. so theres rules not to do things and people with choices (like everywhere in life) and these choices aren't aligning to these rules. like always, a channel for plausible deniability and if the shit hits the fan a scapegoat is chosen to mitigate any damages if public eye caught something suspicious. plain and simple how the intelligence agencies work in whatever context.