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The spy agency s apparent direct access the FBI is used as an intermediary, but NSA analysts perform the searches appears to be the result of Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which authorizes secret court orders that force U.S. companies to turn over business records. That sweeps in metadata and also the content of confidential communications, including e mail, video and voice chat, videos, and photos, the leaked presentation says.The Washington Post said it received the classified PowerPoint slides about PRISM and other supporting documents from a career intelligence officer who wanted to expose what he believes to be a gross intrusion on privacy. The documents are recent, with dates as recent as April 2013.PRISM access appears intended to be used primarily for NSA agents to monitor the activities non U.S. citizens the majority of Facebook and Gmail users, for instance, live in other countries . But without oversight and other checks, such a powerful capability could be abused