The incredible NSA Media Kit

Η NSA used to be wrapped in a cloak of mystery. Some still refer to it as "the service that does not exist." Until recently, very few journalists knew about what was going on behind the glass windows of the service headquarters at Fort Meade. We present to you the Media Kit.

But after his revelations Edward Snowden which unleashed the NSA's activities, the service was forced out of its cave in the spotlight. Over the past few months, he has made too many statements to the media, though a little hesitant.

Representatives of the organization have made statements, officials have given interviews and some journalists have had the opportunity to visit their headquarters. Heck, the NSA deputy director also spoke to TED.

But the latest step in the NSA public relations campaign is perhaps the most daring and bizarre: A glossy, colorful "media kit" that it sends to news companies.

Chief Correspondent and its Editor-at-Large Mashable, Lance Ulanoff, to his surprise, received a copy on Friday morning.

[One_third]"It was so unusual that I thought it was a joke."[/ one_third]

The NSA has not answered questions about which other news companies received the kit, but it appears the secret service has been conducting such media missions since 2012.

The media kit came with a brief letter from an NSA spokesman, which explained that it included something like an account of the NSA project "Mission and National Defense Contributions."

The media kit "can inform the national security reporter or your team and raise awareness of the NSA's role in defending the nation." said the letter.

The set consists of two booklets. A large one that defines the service as the "only national asset." warning at the same time that "most details about how the NSA / CSS [National Security Agency] contributes to national security cannot be discussed in public" - in In other words: do not expect anything from the media kit other than perhaps a brainwashing , raising public awareness.

The pamphlet, according to Mashable, includes a brief history of the NSA, five pamphlets entitled "Success in Today's Business," "Cyber Security: A Team Sport," and a QR code.

“The service is sifting through data για να εντοπίσετε information "They can identify threats, reduce wars, save lives and prevent conflicts," said one of the leaflets. Another praises the service, saying it has "capabilities that go beyond what others think is possible," adding that "because the service never sleeps, there is always more to do." "The ultimate goal is to keep Americans safe and never change."

In the "Six Myths" leaflet, the NSA says the service "is not indiscreet, collecting everything, everything." This, of course, seems to contradict the statements of former NSA Director General Keith Alexander who had stated that the NSA mission is: "Collect everything."

The smallest booklet includes a letter from Keith Alexander, who writes that NSA's mission is to save lives, defend vital networks and exploit foreign communications of opponents.

"Just as we are committed to protecting the Nation, we are equally committed to protecting the privacy of the American people," he said.

Snowden, however, has exposed thousands of privacy violations committed by NSA employees. The same government commission appointed by Obama to investigate the actions of the Secret Service, as well as a federal judge, characterized the programs collectionof NSA intelligence “illegal” and “unconstitutional.”