The author illustrates the types of information collected by the US Government differentiating among data collected by:
- Non-law enforcement government agencies – Mostly routine information that the government needs to operate and is not collected for intelligence or law enforcement purposes
- Intelligence and law enforcement agencies – Information swept up in government spying and surveillance programs
- Non-government companies – Private companies, credit bureaus, public utilities, and other entities not operated by the government but that cooperate with government requests for information
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