--- description: Vodafone says government listens to your calls, North Korea detains an American, the Heat can't take the heat, and it's a great TV weekend. title: How Governments Know Who You're Texting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt744b187f848979d6/6986967dd0b6f25b04304be7/vodaphone.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Governments Know Who You're Texting by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 4:09 PM CUT  A man talking on a mobile phone walks past a Vodafone store in central Madrid March 17, 2014. A man talking on a mobile phone walks past a Vodafone store in central Madrid March 17, 2014.Andrea Comas — Reuters by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 4:09 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, June 6. One day after the one year anniversary of Edward Snowden’s NSA surveillance leaks, [Vodafone](http://time.com/2836971/vodafone-surveillance-report/ "undefined") announced that numerous government agencies have access to their customers’ data. [North Korea](http://time.com/2837453/north-korea-detained-american/ "undefined") has detained American Jeffrey Edward Fowle for violating laws it says did not fit his stated purpose of being a tourist. Fowle is the third American currently being held by North Korea. The [heat was turned up](http://nba.si.com/2014/06/05/finals-air-conditioning-att-center-spurs-heat/?xid=timerail "undefined") in the NBA finals when the AT&T Center’s air conditioning broke during the game. The Spurs beat the Heat figuratively and literally, taking the game 110-95. And finally, who needs sunshine? TV this weekend is great! Netflix debuts a new season of [_Orange Is the New Black_](http://time.com/2827126/orange-is-the-new-black-taylor-schilling-interview/ "undefined"), [_House of Cards_ will hold open auditions](http://time.com/2831135/nows-your-chance-to-be-on-house-of-cards/ "undefined"), and [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/2837360/game-thrones-sopranos-hbo/ "undefined") became HBO’s most popular show. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2838152/vodafone-north-korea-nba-television/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2838152/vodafone-north-korea-nba-television/"},"headline":"How Governments Know Who You're Texting","datePublished":"2014-06-06T16:09:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:15:53.843Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2838152/vodafone-north-korea-nba-television/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt744b187f848979d6/6986967dd0b6f25b04304be7/vodaphone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt744b187f848979d6/6986967dd0b6f25b04304be7/vodaphone.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A man talking on a mobile phone walks past a Vodafone store in central Madrid","caption":"A man talking on a mobile phone walks past a Vodafone store in central Madrid","creditText":"Andrea Comas — Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2838152/vodafone-north-korea-nba-television/","name":"How Governments Know Who You're Texting"}}]}] ```