The NSA receives tens of millions of dollars every year directly from foreign governments for interception equipment, which the agency then helps them install and use — purchases known as “accommodation buys.” The system began in the late 1980s, when the NSA began “moving closer to partners in COMSAT (communications satellite) collection” and the partners were behind technologically, requiring extensive NSA help to modernize.
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