It is easy to think of an NSA file with my name on it as well as files for all other citizens. That is so old school. All the info about me could be assembled in and instant with just a few key identifying elements to conclusively identify me as being me. Maybe that would happen when probable cause has been determined.
Maybe it is just all raw data that has been captured and is in a lock box? Accessed when authorized and then summed up to a target of interest?
It would seem that there is so much more that can be mined from all the raw information that would put the NSA far ahead when the time comes to use the information for mission performance. To discover information from data finding data as in the IBM G2 system.
In the commercial application of Big Data all that raw info is processed to identify me as a consumer target. Individually if I am a candidate to buy a Porsche or an Icon A5 or maybe vote for a particular candidate. Collectively if I like Burger King more than McDonald.
The problem is we don't know what the NSA has and does. It is not a secret, could be guessed at if we put puzzle pieces together. One way to find out is if the NSA did nothing. The plug was pulled on the NSA. Mass death and destruction? The NSA is the only thing that stands between us and that? OTH maybe nobody would know the difference and we could use the money to polish up our world image or have a great party before we are take over by some rag tag bunch of terrorists that kill us all.
Maybe try pulling the plug on a random day or tow each week and using the money to pay off the debt (that really does not exist in the first place, public debt just equals private savings). Pull the plug permanently but still have all the NSA people show up for work every day drink coffee and eat donuts. Let the bad guys still think they are being watched. Kill a few people with a drone once in awhile just to give the impression we know who and where they all are.
Who knows?
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