The New York Times reported on a top secret, 2012 N.S.A. document leaked by Edward Snowden that outlines the agency’s ambition to expand its surveillance powers through new access channels, by integrating its technical tools and by leveraging global business trends in data and communications services.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/nsa-report-outlined-goals-for-more-power.html
