In Part 2 of his series, Dan Froomkin writes:
Siri can understand what you say. Google can take dictation. Even your new smart TV is taking verbal orders.
So is there any doubt the National Security Agency has the ability to translate spoken words into text?
But precisely when the NSA does it, with which calls, and how often, is a well-guarded secret.
It’s not surprising that the NSA isn’t talking about it. But oddly enough, neither is anyone else: Over the years, there’s been almost no public discussion of the NSA’s use of automated speech recognition.
Read more on The Intercept.