"We don't keep files on every American citizen": depends how you define 'files' and perhaps there is 1 American citizen they don't keep files on, so not 'every'

"We don't keep files on every American citizen": depends how you define 'files' and perhaps there is 1 American citizen they don't keep files on, so not 'every'. But we have on sworn testimony that the NSA keeps all of your emails [1] & a large chunk of your electronic communications & spies on American citizens[2][3]. [1] https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/section1006summary101608.pdf https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/section1006summary101... See in particular ex-NSA officer William Binney's testimony. [2] https://www.eff.org/node/55051 https://www.eff.org/node/55051 [3] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/nsa-chief-denies-ability-warrantlessly-wiretap-despite-evidence https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/nsa-chief-denies-abili...