The CIA cannot legally conduct domestic
spying, but often broad streams of internet and telephone data are scooped up
when Americans communicate with someone who lives overseas and who is a target
of surveillance- it’s called “incidental collection.”
The
conflict between personal privacy rights and national security arises whenever
the topic of domestic surveillance is brought up, but one may think of it as
the CIA/NSA spying FOR Americans, not ON Americans. A terrorist cell was
uncovered, in Columbus, Ohio, that was planning an attack in America's
heartland at a crowded shopping mall, due to a CIA intercept of one of its
member's cellphone calls to an overseas source.
In my spy thriller series, NSA and CIA intercepts of terrorist communiques are
often woven into the plot.
Robert Morton is a member of the Association
of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO) and enjoys writing about the U.S.
Intelligence Community. He authors the Corey
Pearson- CIA Spymaster series.
Check out his latest spy thriller: MISSION OF VENGEANCE.
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