If the NSA is tracking everything...

[Thor]

... then why the fuck do we still get "Rachael from cardholder services" calling us?

[thoughtomator]

My guess is that Rachel is a friend of someone high up in the executive branch, someone with the power to squash investigations and/or ensure they go nowhere.

[Thor]

My guess is that Rachel is a friend of someone high up in the executive branch, someone with the power to squash investigations and/or ensure they go nowhere.

Ya, could be. Or the NSA is not as powerful as they are trying to make themselves out to be. I mean really, if they wanted to do some good and show the worth of their program, they would execute that Rachael bitch... ;-)