but it turns out they share the information generously. surprise!
"Documents from the Edward Snowden archive, published this morning by The Intercept, reveal a secret NSA search engine that allows nearly two dozen law enforcement agencies to have access to hundreds of billions of records obtained through electronic surveillance of the communications of Americans and foreigners who have not been accused of any wrongdoing. Ryan Gallagher, staff reporter for The Intercept, provides a detailed analysis of the “Google-like� interface called ICREACH and how it may enable domestic law enforcement agencies to secretly tap NSA surveillance data for investigations that are not related to terrorism. Gallagher’s story reveals that ICREACH was designed to provide access to more than 850 billion electronic records of emails, phone calls, chats, phone locations, text messages and faxes."
http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/08/nsa-rrecords/