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The article discusses the U.S. National Security Agency's (N.S.A.) and the British Government Communications Headquarters' collection of users' personal data from smartphone applications (apps) as part of counterterrorism measures as of January 27, 2014. Topics addressed include the surveillance of data from apps such as Google Maps and Angry Birds, the role of advertising companies in creating user data profiles, and the large volume of data generated by smartphone apps.

The article reports on documents from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that allegedly refer to the NSA's policies regarding Internet privacy and encryption, including the use of supercomputers, court orders, and lobbying to influence computer security policies. Whistleblowing from former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden is mentioned, as well as British intelligence agencies' and corporations' cooperation with the NSA, digital surveillance, and security software programming.

The article discusses the role played by the telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon played in assisting the U.S. National Security Agency (N.S.A.) in spying on Internet users from 2003 through 2013, including through giving the N.S.A. access to emails. The article references the disclosure of classified information by the former N.S.A. contractor Edward J. Snowden.

The article discusses the U.S. National Security Agency's expansion of its warrantless monitoring of Americans's international Internet traffic in an effort to discover evidence of computer hacking targeting the U.S. Topics addressed include the legality of the N.S.A.'s warrantless surveillance program, as well as efforts to increase cybersecurity under the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama.

The article reports that the plans of computer expert Zarrar Shah were being monitored by intelligence agencies in the U.S., Great Britain, and India, but that despite this he was able to commit acts of terrorism in Mumbai, India in 2008. Topics discussed include the monitoring of Shah's online activity, Shah's involvement with Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the role of David Coleman Headley in the attack.