The NSA has 2 branches that do just that. The one branch is responsible for intercepting and 'monitoring' all signals (satellite, etc), the other branch is responsible for communications (ever hear of Echalon (did I spell it right NSA))
There are 9 listening posts around the world, 1 in Virginia, 1 in UK (Ireland I believe), 1 in Australia, etc.
Basically all faxes, phone calls, cell phone, emails, internet activity is monitored, satellite activity is monitored and scanned. Some people think they can scan words, I heard that they do voice pattern recognition. Watch "Enemy of the State"
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The NSA has 2 branches that do just that. The one branch is responsible for intercepting and 'monitoring' all signals (satellite, etc), the other branch is responsible for communications (ever hear of Echalon (did I spell it right NSA))
There are 9 listening posts around the world, 1 in Virginia, 1 in UK (Ireland I believe), 1 in Australia, etc.
Basically all faxes, phone calls, cell phone, emails, internet activity is monitored, satellite activity is monitored and scanned. Some people think they can scan words, I heard that they do voice pattern recognition. Watch "Enemy of the State"