admin ->E 2013 NSA Mass Surveillance Disclosures: (As revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden) PRISM – Cooperation between the NSA and internet companies, whereby the companies allow the NSA access (whether direct or indirect is disputed) to their servers. Boundless Informant – the computer program that physically performs the data collection.[6] X-Keyscore – a program run out of Australia and New Zealand, which specifically targets foreign-language emails.[7] Dropmire – a program that specifically targets foreign embassies and diplomats Fairview – a program that targets mobile phone usage (particularly text messages) in foreign countries. Upstream and Tempora – collecting data from fiber-optic cables and internet backbones.[8] MAINWAY (call records), Main Core (financial records) – storing the collected data Stellar Wind – mining the collected data ECHELON – intercepts commercial satellite trunk communications by all of the Five Eyes signatories Turbulence – includes cyber-warfare capabilities, such as targeting enemies with malware
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:20:54 +0000
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