We can't sensibly discuss this story here unless we know which definition of "collect" is being used in the story.
Normal definition: collect. For example: "Even collected all the data going to and from Bob's house by putting a splitter on the cable."
NSA's definition: not that, as cited in various stories sourced by the Snowden leaks from the Guardian.
I won't attempt to define exactly how the NSA defines "collect" because I don't have time to track down and read the relevant article. But the upshot is-- their definition is idiosyncratic and misleading for a piece that has a general audience like this one.
Normal definition: collect. For example: "Even collected all the data going to and from Bob's house by putting a splitter on the cable."
NSA's definition: not that, as cited in various stories sourced by the Snowden leaks from the Guardian.
I won't attempt to define exactly how the NSA defines "collect" because I don't have time to track down and read the relevant article. But the upshot is-- their definition is idiosyncratic and misleading for a piece that has a general audience like this one.