 nsa likes smartphones and your personal information the nsa is able to crack protective measures on iphones blackberry and android devices giving it access to users data on all major smartphones according to a report sunday in german news weekly der spiegel the data included contacts call lists sms traffic notes and location information the documents don t indicate that the nsa is conducting mass surveillance of phone users but rather that these techniques are used to eavesdrop on specific individuals the article printed several slides said to have come from an nsa presentation referencing the film 1984 based on a totalitarian surveillance state the slides show stills from the film with former apple ceo steve jobs holding an iphone and iphone buyers celebrating their purchase the slide was captioned who knew in 1984that this would be big brotherand the zombies would be paying customers for a story on the nsa rsquo s spying on smartphone users click on the following story link  http wwwfoxnewscom politics 20130908 nsacanaccessmostsmartphonedatareportsays  