Exposing the NSA’s Mass Surveillance of Americans | Cyberwar

Tailored Access Operations, or TAO, is the NSA's elite hacking force. TAO employs some of America's best hackers – so who are their targets?

This episode of Cyberwar first aired on VICE TV in 2016.

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[mgtowski]

NSA, the only part of our government that listens.

[abigalanderson]

I don't back up my data, the NSA does that for me

[Craig]

The fact that some risked it all to bring this info to light, so that people could collectively go ‘meh’ perfectly encapsulates the times.

[jansen]

My girlfriend and family never listen to me 😔, but Steve from NSA does. Thank you Steve, you’re a real one 🤜 🤛

[BlueEyedColonizer]

I forgot my e-mail to contact NSA to retrieve it

[mikalzanna]

don't forget these episodes are 8 years old!! Vice really should put the date of all this old CYBERWAR programming in parathesis in the title (2016)

[matthewryan]

It’s actually quite amazing how accurate that film “Enemy of the State” actually became.

[rumlsdrinkin]

If the NSA wasn't always listening to my phone I'd just be a crazy guy talking to himself.

[jammasterjay]

Ed Snowden tried to tell us about this and for some reason, most people not only didn’t care, they looked at Snowden as a traitor.

[jeffdishong]

Thus proving that 99% of the time, the difference between a hero and a criminal is perception and perspective.

[grizzlybear]

Imagine if humans used their knowledge for good instead of greed and power.

[Lampwick-dzzq]

What do you think smart phones are for they know everything, what you do, where you go, what you buy , what you talk about . EVERYTHING .

[MrProzacmilkshake]

NSA : " i know where you live."
Me: " i already know that"

[DamianMoore-jymm]

The NSA watching me watch this video right now

[Berley_]

my 1st cousin's husband worked for NSA in the late 1980s, thru 2000s.... they were sending him to Antarctica all the time back in the 90s, when i asked he'd just smile, so they were setting things up way before 911

[ShamrockShanrock-iptx]

EVERY SINGLE HOUSE MEMBER EXCEPT 19 VOTED 2CONTINUE 2DO WARRANTLESS SEARCHES ON AMERICANS.

[dexterwestin]

I have an unproven theory that after the Snowden leak that the NSA stepped back, watched the public's reaction, saw that there wasn't much of an outrage and thus carried on as before.

[MiguelRamirez-crgh]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that when kids go missing, they have all the data necessary to find them. They just choose not to.

[raze]

Man my favorite bit of documentary editing is on full display here. So original to have annoying keyboard sounds every 30 seconds. Certainly not overdone at all. Truly inspirational editing.

[josephkondrat]

The government has been in my life for the last 60 years. They still are not willing to ask me straight questions about any subject.