Editing National Security Agency (section)

=== Obama administration ===
In the months leading to April 2009, the NSA intercepted the communications of U.S. citizens, including a congressman, although the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] believed that the interception was unintentional. The Justice Department then took action to correct the issues and bring the program into compliance with existing laws.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Lichtblau, Eric |author2=Risen, James |name-list-style=amp |date=April 15, 2009 |title=N.S.A.'s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 15, 2009 |archive-date=September 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902055056/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> United States Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] resumed the program according to his understanding of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] amendment of 2008, without explaining what had occurred.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ackerman, Spencer |title=NSA Revelations Spark Push to Restore FISA |url=http://washingtonindependent.com/39153/nsa-revelations-spark-movement-to-restore-fisa |date=April 16, 2009 |work=The Washington Independent |publisher=Center for Independent Media |access-date=April 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418170843/http://washingtonindependent.com/39153/nsa-revelations-spark-movement-to-restore-fisa |archive-date=April 18, 2009 }}</ref>

Polls conducted in June 2013 found divided results among Americans regarding NSA's secret data collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/260140/opinion-of-americans-on-whether-the-nsas-secret-data-collection-is-acceptable/|title=Statistics on whether the NSA's Secret Data Collection is Acceptable|publisher=Statista|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104214811/http://www.statista.com/statistics/260140/opinion-of-americans-on-whether-the-nsas-secret-data-collection-is-acceptable/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Rasmussen Reports]] found that 59% of Americans disapprove,<ref>{{cite web|title=59% Oppose Government's Secret Collecting of Phone Records|date=June 9, 2013|url=http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2013/59_oppose_government_s_secret_collecting_of_phone_records|publisher=Rasmussen Reports|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=July 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717104309/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2013/59_oppose_government_s_secret_collecting_of_phone_records|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Gallup (company)|Gallup]] found that 53% disapprove,<ref>{{cite web|title=Americans Disapprove of Government Surveillance Programs|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/163043/americans-disapprove-government-surveillance-programs.aspx|date=June 12, 2013|author=Newport, Frank|publisher=Gallup|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=July 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729153218/http://www.gallup.com/poll/163043/americans-disapprove-government-surveillance-programs.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Pew Research Center|Pew]] found that 56% are in favor of NSA data collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people-press.org/2013/06/10/majority-views-nsa-phone-tracking-as-acceptable-anti-terror-tactic/|title=Majority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable Anti-terror Tactic|date=June 10, 2013|publisher=Pew Research Center|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714195016/http://www.people-press.org/2013/06/10/majority-views-nsa-phone-tracking-as-acceptable-anti-terror-tactic/|url-status=live}}</ref>