possible insight into what Snowden did in Michael Khouri's Ericsson Report
https://plvsvltra.org/reports/ericsson/
short version is before info gets silod off in the NSA database, the CIA pulls it from Internet Service Providers ISP's like Ericcson
taking the NSA out of the process would mean no receipts or accountability no checks on their power/info control
>CIA gets the info, holds onto it themselves, distributes as they see fit, no checks