In 2008, the NSA began collecting what it called upstream communications, essentially information that travels across the Internet, separate from the what it receives from Internet service providers that filter data to respond to agency requests.n 2008, the NSA began collecting what it called upstream communications, essentially information that travels across the Internet, separate from the what it receives from Internet service providers that filter data to respond to agency requests.
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What is a 'Special Memorandum Account - SMA'. A special memorandum account (SMA) is a special account where excess margin generated from a client's margin account is deposited. Also known as special miscellaneous account. BREAKING DOWN 'Special Memorandum Account - SMA'. The purpose of an SMA is to lock in any gains realized in a client's margin account. Consider the situation where stock within a client's margin account realizes a capital gain and creates excess margin.