Is your phone actually listening to your conversations? Can the FBI or NSA legally spy on Americans? What did Edward Snowden really expose—and what did he cost the intelligence community? In this episode of Threat & Theory, retired U.S. intelligence officer Howard Hart separates Hollywood myths from reality.
From FISA courts and Executive Order 12333 to the Patriot Act, metadata, the Snowden leaks, and the Trump-Russia investigation, we unpack how intelligence collection actually works—and why the question, \"Are they spying on me?\" may be the wrong one entirely.
If you've ever wondered what intelligence agencies are legally allowed to collect, how oversight works, or where privacy ends and national security begins, this episode is for you.
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