According to Ned from the NSA it was a few rogue agents and he only monitors Weasel Zippers not personal email accounts.
The National Security Agency has released redacted documents outlining instances in which it the agency improperly collected data on U.S. citizens over more than a decade.
Responding to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, the NSA this week released redacted copies of reports to the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board detailing instances in which it gathered intelligence on Americans in ways that may have violated the law. Bloomberg first reported the document release.
The NSA said the release of the documents showed the agency’s transparency.
“These materials show, over a sustained period of time, the depth and rigor of NSA’s commitment to compliance,” the NSA said. “By emphasizing accountability across all levels of the enterprise, and transparently reporting errors and violations to outside oversight authorities, NSA protects privacy and civil liberties while safeguarding the nation and our allies.”[…]
The Wall Street Journal flagged one instance in which a member of the military targeted his wife using an NSA system, and another in which an analyst accessed her spouse’s cell phone for contacts to target.