The National Security Agency and its British counterpart are tapping into smart phone applications to scoop up personal data, the New York Times reported Monday. In the latest revelations from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, classified documents show the NSA and Britain's Government Communications Headquarters are working to snatch location and other sensitive information by exploiting "leaky" smartphone apps such as Google Maps or mobile versions of Facebook, Twitter and other services, the Times wrote. Previous media leaks have shown that the NSA sifts through phone records, SMS text messages, online games and other Internet traffic in its surveillance of terror suspects and other intelligence "targets."



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