Disclosures of U.S. identities in spy reports distributed by the National Security Agency in response to requests from other agencies through Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act nearly tripled last year, the government disclosed Tuesday.
The NSA revealed, or “unmasked,” the identities of over 30,000 U.S. persons, companies or other entities, up from around 11,500 in 2022, according to the NSA’s Annual Statistical Transparency Report.
The number of “unmaskings” appeared to be the highest recorded since U.S. spy agencies started publishing details about their surveillance practices a decade ago, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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