- Spy Chief: We Should’ve Told You We Track Your Calls - The govt long considered its collection of Americans' call records to be a state secret. Now the Director of National Intelligence admits it would've been better if Washington had acknowledged the surveillance in the 1st place. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/17/spy-chief-we-should-ve-told-you-we-track-your-calls.html?9 3 comments politics