human
I've been hearing a lot about the NSA and how it's collecting information on Americans. What's the deal with this?
assistant
The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government. It was created in 1952, and its mission is to collect, analyze, and exploit signals intelligence (SIGINT), which includes communications, both voice and data, as well as other electronic signals that are used by foreign governments or their agents. In particular, the NSA focuses on SIGINT related to international terrorism, weapons proliferation, cybersecurity threats, and the like.