The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Maryland. <\/p>\n
Image: Patrick Semansky\/Associated Press <\/p>\n
By Jessica Plautz2014-12-25 22:24:44 UTC <\/p>\n
The National Security Agency went all out on a Christmas gift this year: a decade's worth of declassified documents on the unauthorized surveillance of Americans. <\/p>\n
Turns out it's the NSA that sees you when you're sleeping, and knows when you're awake. <\/p>\n
The documents were released Wednesday afternoon, in response to an ACLU lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. They cover the agency's activities from mid-2001 through early 2013 and they are heavily redacted. <\/p>\n
Even so, the reports detail numerous \"errors\" over the years as NSA analysts searched through its information databases and accessed the communications of Americans, which is prohibited. <\/p>\n
The vast majority of compliance incidents involve unintentional technical or human error, the NSA said in the executive summary. \"These materials show, over a sustained period of time, the depth and rigor of NSAs commitment to compliance.\" <\/p>\n
\"NSA goes to great lengths to ensure compliance with the Constitution, laws and regulations. <\/p>\n
Indeed, much of the reports detail things like accidental queries on the wrong \"targets,\" or overly broad searches that reveal a lack of proper training for analysts. However, some of the errors were intentional. <\/p>\n
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