NSA building massive spy ‘data center,’ tracking all private communication

Nestled in the heart of Mormon country in Utah, the NSA has an army of workers cleared all the way up to TOP SECRET presently constructing a facility that will be five times larger than the U.S. Capitol, for the purposes of “secretly capturing, storing, and analyzing vast quantities of words and images hurtling through the world’s telecommunications networks,” Wired.com reported.

And by communications, that means all forms of communication – cell phone calls, private emails, Internet searches – you name it. In fact, the center will be able to track “all sorts of personal data trails — parking receipts, travel itineraries, bookstore purchases, and other digital ‘pocket litter

And here’s another creepy detail: Years ago the NSA made a huge breakthrough in its ability to break unbelievably complex encryption systems employed by governments and average computer users in the U.S. alike. A separate top official involved in the program said the upshot of developing that capability was, “Everybody’s a target; everybody with communication is a target.”