That's the theory. Here's the reality: The case began because a woman, a foreign national employed by the U.S. government, told another employee she suspected

That's the theory. Here's the reality: The case began because a woman, a foreign national employed by the U.S. government, told another employee she suspected the man with whom she was in a sexual relationship was listening to her calls. The employee who misused the NSA's systems also incidentally collected the communications of a U.S. resident on two occasions, a move that requires a court warrant. [1] This was only discovered because she suspected something and talked about it to a colleague, we don't even know if the perpetrator has been disciplined. How many NSA analysts have been disciplined or had their clearance revoked for misusing these tools? [1] http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/23/nsa-officers-sometimes-spy-on-love-interests/ http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/23/nsa-officers-someti...