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Edward Snowden |
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National Security Agency (NSA): leaked |
Edward Snowden is a former CIA technical assistant and contractor who fled from Hawaii to Hong Kong to Russia after
leaked loads of classified documents on surveillance in the U.S and around the world possessed originally by the
National Security Agency (NSA).Through tactics he has yet to reveal he was able to gain access to information about government programs intended to monitor phone records and internet activity to establish
patterns of behavior consistent with terrorism or other crime. Below are parts of the information that Edward Snowden leaked :
NSA Spying Programs
1) Prism Program
PRISM is the NSA effort to collect massive amounts of data from internet companies such as email content, search histories and file transfers tied to potential terrorism or espionage suspects. The PowerPoint presentation confirmed that the
NSA is able to directly access the servers of "major US service providers,” describing collaboration with tech companies like
YouTube, Skype, Google and Apple. Google, Apple, and others in the tech industry
(credit via globalpost)
2) Tap Smartphone Data
The NSA can
access contacts lists, SMS, user location and more on the three most popular mobile platforms.Spanish media reports that the NSA monitored 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month
(credit via spiegel )
3) XKeyscore System
Xkeyscore programs gave the government the ability to
access nearly all digital communications.
(credit via globalpost,spiegel )
4) Boundless Infomant
Boundless Informant is a tool that allows the NSA to compile and track the “metadata” it collects around the world. In the month of March alone, nearly 3 billion pieces of information were collected from US networks and 97 billion pieces worldwide
(credit via globalpost)