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PLAYING THE SURVEILLANCE GAME


(Image from the BBC: a screenshot of the Angry Birds website, which was defaced after revelations that the NSA had been using 'leaky apps' to collect personal data).

Ever played Angry Birds? Recent leaked NSA documents show that the NSA and the UK's GCHQ have been developing capabilities to extract personal data from “leaky” smartphone apps,  reports The Guardian.

And in other new NSA revelations, they've apparently been collecting your text messages, too.