Report: Cell Phone Data, Blackberry Mail Swept Up In NSA’s Net

Der Spiegel reports, based on leaked top-secret NSA documents, that the NSA developed organized, platform-specific tools and malware to capture contacts, SMS, notes, geolocation and email from major smartphone platforms (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry) by infiltrating computers phones sync with and loading scripts onto devices; the article also describes NSA efforts to undermine encryption (program "Bullrun"). The disclosures portray a sophisticated, targeted surveillance program rather than indiscriminate mass collection, with significant implications for user privacy and trust in vendors.