SPY AGENCIES TAP DATA STREAMING FROM PHONE APPS.

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.