The whole idea of the NSA is intercepting huge streams of communications, taking in 2 million pieces of communications an hour.

AT&T aided the NSA in intercepting all or a substantial part of communications going over their network. We don't exactly know what the NSA is doing with that data.

It's a vacuum cleaner approach to virtually millions of communications an hour. Nobody knows what they're doing with it.

The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.

What do you mean you are intercepting the wrong subject? How often does it occur? How long does it go on for?

A Million Little Pieces. I wanted the stories in the book to ebb and flow, to have dramatic arcs, to have the tension that all great stories require.