Well, apparently you didn't look hard enough, then. "The government further disclosed that, apart from this shared database, NSA analysts made it a general pra

Well, apparently you didn't look hard enough, then. "The government further disclosed that, apart from this shared database, NSA analysts made it a general practice to disseminate to other agencies NSA intelligence reports containing U.S. person information [..] without obtaining the required determination." (Page 18) "The government has provided no comprehensive explanation of how so substantial an overcollection occurred, only the conclusion that, [..] there was a failure to translate the technical requirements [..]" (Page 21) "The history of material misstatements in prior applications and non-compliance with prior orders gives the Court pause before approving such an expanded collection." (Page 72) (SPOILER ALERT: Of course they rubber stamped it anyway!) All from http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/1118/CLEANEDPRTT%202.pdf http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/1118/CLEANEDPRTT%202.pdf