The government – ​​it watches everything you do. For many people, they would think that saying sentences like this would make someone seem crazy or some sort of conspiracy theorist. It turns out, however, that these statements are true in the sense that many governments, not just the United States, are surveilling their own citizens and others around the world by tracking and recording their phone calls, e -emails and other communications. The main reason this came to light is the recent and ongoing controversy with the NSA and leaks from whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. These revelations sow doubt in people's minds and they wish to bring changes or reforms to the government(s). Through this revelation, made with the help of whistleblowers and information sources, questions arise about what prompted this agency to start, how do they operate, what do they know, what do they do? what's causing so much attention to this specific news event and what's causing people to demand change and reform. The NSA or National Security Agency is "the largest intelligence agency in the United States, responsible for collecting and analyzing communications and signals intelligence, as well as cybersecurity" (MacAskill, Borger and Greenwald par .1 -2). Since its creation, “the very existence of the National Security Agency was not revealed until more than two decades after its creation in 1952” (MacAskill, Borger, and Greenwald par. 1). and since “its structure and activities remain largely unknown. Hence its ironic nickname: No Such Agency” (MacAskill, Borger and Greenwald par.1). “Once President Harry Truman created the NSA, its goal was to collect data and information across the country and internationally. The task was originally given...... middle of paper ....... November 10, 2013."Jewel v. NSA | Electronic Frontier Foundation." Electronic Frontier Foundation. Electronic Frontier Foundation, nd Web. November 10, 2013. Lam, Lana. "Whistleblower Edward Snowden tells SCMP: 'Let the people of Hong Kong decide my fate'" South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post, June 12, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. MacAskill, Ewen and James Ball. "NSA Portrait: No detail is too small in the quest for total surveillance." The Guardian. The Guardian, November 2, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. MacAskill, Ewen, Julian Borger and Glenn Greenwald. “The National Security Agency: A surveillance giant with its eyes on America. » The Guardian. The Guardian, June 6, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. Lam, Lana. "Whistleblower Edward Snowden tells SCMP: 'Let the people of Hong Kong decide my fate'" South China Morning Post. South China Morning Post, June 12, 2013. Web. November 10. 2013.