<p>FILE: June 6, 2013: An aerial view of the NSA's Utah Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah.AP</p><p>BERLIN The U.S. National Security Agency is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices, giving it access to users' data on all major smartphones, according to a report Sunday in German news weekly Der Spiegel.</p><p>The magazine cited internal documents from the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ in which the agencies describe setting up dedicated teams for each type of phone as part of their effort to gather intelligence on potential threats such as terrorists.</p><p>The data obtained this way includes contacts, call lists, SMS traffic, notes and location information, Der Spiegel reported. The documents don't indicate that the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of phone users but rather that these techniques are used to eavesdrop on specific individuals, the magazine said.</p><p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/08/nsa-can-access-most-smartphone-data-report-says/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/08/report-nsa-can-access-most-smartphone-data/2781753/">&#039;Der Spiegel&#039;: NSA can access most smartphone data</a> (USA TODAY)</p><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/09/08/the-nsa-can-crack-your-smartphone-and-has-been-able-to-for-years/">The NSA Can Crack Your Smartphone And Has Been Able To For Years</a> (Forbes)</p><p><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/320871-report-nsa-can-tap-smartphone-data">Report: NSA can tap smartphone data</a> (The Hill (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=di-Bx5XRDKwilzM5SRKXO0HRHQGiM&ned=us">31 additional articles.</a></p>