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− | * DNI collection mission system; XKEYSCORE processes all | + | * [[DNI]] collection mission system; [[XKEYSCORE]] processes all signals before they are shunted off to various "production lines" that deal with specific issues. |
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+ | = Presentation = | ||
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+ | * [http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/743252/nsa-pdfs-redacted-ed.pdf XKEYSCORE Presentation 2008-02-25 (PDF)] | ||
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+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | File:xkeyscore-oglobo-1.png|XKEYSCORE Presentation Slide 1 from O Globo | ||
+ | File:xkeyscore-oglobo-2.png|XKEYSCORE Presentation Slide 2 from O Globo | ||
+ | File:xkeyscore-oglobo-3.png|XKEYSCORE Presentation Slide 3 from O Globo | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
= Articles = | = Articles = | ||
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+ | == 2015 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|border=1 | ||
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+ | |Date||Source||Title||Tags | ||
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+ | |20150826||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/xkeyscore-tauschgeschaeft-verfassungsschutz-gab-massenhaft-daten-an-nsa-a-1050017.html Gegenleistung für Software: Verfassungsschutz teilte Daten mit USA "in größtmöglichem Ausmaß"]||[[BFV]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150826||zeit.de||[http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-08/xks-xkeystore-document NSA helps German domestic intelligence agency: XKeyscore - the document]||[[BFV]] / [[BND]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150826||zeit.de||[http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-08/xkeyscore-nsa-domestic-intelligence-agency XKeyscore: A Dubious Deal with the NSA]||[[BFV]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150826||zeit.de||[http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-08/xks-xkeyscore-vertrag NSA hilft Verfassungsschutz: XKeyscore – das Dokument]||[[BFV]] / [[BND]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150826||zeit.de||[http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2015-08/xkeyscore-nsa-verfassungsschutz/komplettansicht Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz: Suche NSA-Spionagesoftware, biete deutsche Daten]||[[BFV]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150815||nytimes.com||[https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2275521/nyt-propublica-fairview-stormbrew.pdf SSO Corporate Portfolio Overview]||[[AT&T]] / [[NSA]] / [[SSO]] / [[BLARNEY]] / [[STORMBREW]] / [[US-990]] / [[FAIRVIEW]] / [[US-984]] / [[US-984X]] / [[US-983]] / [[US-3140]] / [[MADCAPOCELOT]] / [[US-3105S1]] / [[DARKTHUNDER]] / [[STEELFLAUTA]] / [[US-3206]] / [[MONKEYROCKET]] / [[US-3217]] / [[SHIFTING SHADOW]] / [[US-3230]] / [[ORANGECRUSH]] / [[US-3247]] / [[YACHTSHOP]] / [[US-3251]] / [[ORANGEBLOSSOM]] / [[US-3273]] / [[SILVERZEPHYR]] / [[US-3354]] / [[COBALTFALCON]] / [[US-990]] / [[US-984XR]] / [[US-984X2]] / [[US-984T]] / [[UTT]] / [[CADENCE]] / [[OCTAVE]] / [[PINWALE]] / [[YANKEE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[MAINWAY]] / [[TOYGRIPPE]] / [[BLACKPEARL]] / [[TWISTEDPATH]] / [[NUCLEON]] / [[DISHFIRE]] / [[WHITESQUALL]] / [[MISTRALWIND]] / [[SERRATEDEDGE]] / [[US-3140]] / [[USJ-751]] / [[US-3167]] / [[US-3171]] / [[US-3310BG]] / [[US-3180]] / [[USJ-799]] / [[BRECKENRIDGE]] / [[TAHOE]] / [[SUNVALLEY]] / [[WHISTLER]] / [[KILLINGTON]] / [[COPPERMOUNTAIN]] / [[MAVERICK]] / [[RAMPART-A]] / [[RAMPART-I/X]] / [[RAMPART-T]] / [[RAMPART-M]] / [[DGO]] / [[WINDSTOP]] / [[MYSTIC]] / [[OAKSTAR]] | ||
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+ | |20150701||firstlook.org/theintercept||[https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/01/nsas-google-worlds-private-communications/ XKEYSCORE: NSA’s Google for the World’s Private Communications]||[[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20150314||firstlook.org/theintercept||[https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/14/new-zealand-xkeyscore-solomon-islands-nsa-targets/ New Zealand Used NSA System to Target Officials, Anti-Corruption Campaigner]||[[NZ]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 2014 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|border=1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Date||Source||Title||Tags | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20141228||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-35520.pdf NSA Document: VPN SigDev Basics]||[[NSA]] / [[VPN]] / [[CRYPTANALYTICS]] / [[DISCOROUTE]] / [[TOYGRIPPE]] / [[MARINA]] / [[MASTERSHAKE]] / [[NKB]] / [[PINWALE]] / [[RENOIR]] / [[TREASUREMAP]] / [[TUNINGFORK]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20141228||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-35534.pdf NSA Document: Net Defense from Encrypted Communications]||[[NSA]] / [[TURMOIL]] / [[BLUESNORT]] / [[GALLANTWAVE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[LONGHAUL]] / [[NETFLOW]] / [[FULL SNORT]] / [[POPQUIZ]] / [[TUTELAGE]] / [[CRYPTANALYTICS]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20141228||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-35529.pdf NSA Document: Fielded Capability: End-to-End VPN SPIN 9 Design Review]||[[NSA]] / [[TURBULENCE]] / [[TURMOIL]] / [[PRESSUREWAVE]] / [[TOYGRIPPE]] / [[KEYCARD]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[TUBE]] / [[IPSEC]] / [[VPN]] / [[CRYPTANALYTICS]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20141228||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-35515.pdf NSA Document: Intro to the VPN Exploitation Process]||[[NSA]] / [[PINWALE]] / [[TOYGRIPPE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[FOURSCORE]] / [[VULCANDEATHGRIP]] / [[IPSEC]] / [[PPTP]] / [[SSL/TLS]] / [[VPN]] / [[SSH]] / [[CRYPTANALYTICS]] / [[S31176]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140703||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/nsa-spaehte-tor-server-von-deutschem-student-mit-xkeyscore-aus-a-978914.html XKeyscore: NSA beobachtet Anonymisierungs-Server von deutschem Studenten]||[[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140703||tagesschau.de||[http://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nsa-xkeyscore-100.html Deutsche im Visier des US-Geheimdienstes Von der NSA als Extremist gebrandmarkt]||[[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140618||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-33998.pdf NSA Document: NSA‘s Counterterrorism (CT) Relationship with the German Ferderal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BFV) - Potential Landmines / Talking Points]||[[BFV]] / [[BND]] / [[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140618||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-34117.pdf NSA Document: Visit Precis Hr. Dietmar B. - Director SIGINT Analysis and Production German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Apr 30 - May 1st]||[[NSA]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] / [[DE]] / [[TUTELAGE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[SSO]] / [[WHARPDRIVE]] / [[EMERALD]] / [[CHATTERII]] / [[S2A]] / [[S2E]] / [[S2G]] / [[S21]] / [[S3]] / [[NTOC]] / [[ETC]] / [[Bad Aibling]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140618||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-33993.pdf NSA Document: NSA‘s Counterterrorism (CT) Relationship with the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV)]||[[NSA]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] / [[FBI]] / [[CIA]] / [[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[S2I]] / [[ECC]] / [[SUSLAG]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20140618||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/media/media-33992.pdf NSA Document: Germany: Provision of XKEYSCORE software to the BfV will expand their ability to support NSA as we jointly prosecute CT targets]||[[NSA]] / [[BFV]] / [[BND]] / [[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 2013 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|border=1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Date||Source||Title||Tags | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20131211||svt.se||[http://www.svt.se/ug/fra-has-access-to-controversial-surveillance-system FRA has access to controversial surveillance system]||[[FRA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[SE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20131004||theguardian.com||[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/tor-attacks-nsa-users-online-anonymity Attacking Tor: how the NSA targets users' online anonymity - Secret servers and a privileged position on the internet's backbone used to identify users and attack target computers]||[[NSA]] / [[STORMBREW]] / [[FAIRVIEW]] / [[OAKSTAR]] / [[BLARNEY]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[TURBULENCE]] / [[TURMOIL]] / [[TUMULT]] / [[FOXACID]] / [[QUANTUM]] / [[TAO]] / [[EGOTISTICALGIRAFFE]] / [[FRUGALSHOT]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130827||bundestag.de||[http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/143/1714302.pdf Kleine Anfrage der Abgeordneten Hans-Christian Ströbele, Dr. Konstantin von Notz, Volker Beck (Köln), Britta Haßelmann, Ingrid Hönlinger, Katja Keul, Memet Kilic, Tom Koenigs, Josef Philip Winkler und der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN: Überwachung der Internet- und Telekommunikation durch Geheimdienste der USA, Großbritanniens und in Deutschland]||[[NSA]] / [[DE]] / [[DAGGER COMPLEX]] / [[GCHQ]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[BFST Schoeningen-Hoiersdorf (DE)]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130812||heise.de||[http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Willfaehrige-Helfer-1929899.html Willfährige Helfer: Provider unterstützen die Geheimdienste beim Datenschnüffeln]||[[DE]] / [[BND]] / [[NSA]] / [[LEVEL 3]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130807||heise.de||[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Ex-NSA-Chef-Spionageprogramm-XKeyScore-ist-eine-gute-Nachricht-1931276.html Ex-NSA-Chef: Spionageprogramm XKeyScore ist eine gute Nachricht]||[[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130802||cryptome.org||[http://cryptome.org/2013/08/nsa-x-keyscore-servers.htm NSA X-KEYSCORE Server Sites]||[[XKEYSCORE]] / [[US]] / [[MX]] / [[HN]] / [[CR]] / [[PA]] / [[VE]] / [[CO]] / [[EC]] / [[BR]] / [[GB]] / [[FR]] / [[DE]] / [[AT]] / [[IT]] / [[ES]] / [[PL]] / [[BY]] / [[RU]] / [[RO]] / [[GR]] / [[CZ]] / [[DZ]] / [[MA]] / [[EG]] / [[SD]] / [[SO]] / [[CM]] / [[NA]] / [[ZW]] / [[SA]] / [[TR]] / [[IQ]] / [[KW]] / [[BH]] / [[QA]] / [[AE]] / [[UZ]] / [[KG]] / [[AF]] / [[PK]] / [[IN]] / [[JP]] / [[CN]] / [[PH]] / [[MM]] / [[TH]] / [[KH]] / [[MY]] / [[AU]] / [[NZ]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130801||heise.de||[http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/NSA-Keine-unkontrollierte-Schnueffelei-mit-XKeyScore-1928074.html NSA: Keine unkontrollierte Schnüffelei mit XKeyScore]||[[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130801||cryptome.org||[http://cryptome.org/2013/08/nsa-xkeyscore-saic.htm NSA XKeyscore Produced by SAIC, Runs on RHEL]||[[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130801||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/xkeyscore-darueber-schweigt-die-bundesregierung-a-914308.html NSA-Überwachung: Sieben Fragen an die Bundesregierung]||[[XKEYSCORE]] / [[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130731||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/neue-nsa-dokumente-bekraeftigen-vorwuerfe-gegen-geheimdienste-a-914160.html Geheimdienst-Enthüllungen: Neue NSA-Dokumente zeigen Ausmaß der Überwachung]||[[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130731||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data Revealed: NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet']||[[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130721||rt.com||[http://rt.com/news/germany-nsa-usa-xkeyscore-378/ Germany intelligence cooperated with NSA as Merkel denied knowledge – report]||[[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[NSA]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130721||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/neue-nsa-enthuellungen-bringen-bundesregierung-in-erklaerungsnot-a-912269.html Spionagesystem "XKeyscore": Spähaffäre erreicht Kanzleramt]||[[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[NSA]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130721||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/xkeyscore-spionagewerkzeug-wird-von-bnd-und-bfv-genutzt-a-912260.html Spähsoftware XKeyscore: Ergiebiges Spionagewerkzeug]||[[XKEYSCORE]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130720||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-intelligence-agencies-used-nsa-spying-program-a-912173.html 'Prolific Partner': German Intelligence Used NSA Spy Program]||[[DE]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130720||spiegel.de||[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/bnd-und-bfv-setzen-nsa-spaehprogramm-xkeyscore-ein-a-912196.html Schnüffelsoftware "XKeyscore": Deutsche Geheimdienste setzen US-Spähprogramm ein]||[[DE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[BND]] / [[BFV]] / [[NSA]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130718||globalresearch.ca||[http://www.globalresearch.ca/documents-show-undersea-cable-firms-provide-surveillance-access-to-us-secret-state/5343173 Documents Show Undersea Cable Firms Provide Surveillance Access to US Secret State]||[[TELSTRA]] / [[PCCW]] / [[ECHELON]] / [[IVY BELLS]] / [[AT&T]] / [[NSA]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[NUCLEON]] / [[PINWALE]] / [[MAINWAY]] / [[MARINA]] / [[LEVEL 3]] / [[TEMPORA]] | ||
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+ | |20130627||guardian.co.uk||[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/27/nsa-online-metadata-collection How the NSA is still harvesting your online data - Files show vast scale of current NSA metadata programs, with one stream alone celebrating 'one trillion records processed']||[[US]] / [[NSA]] / [[SSO]] / [[EVILOLIVE]] / [[SHELLTRUMPET]] / [[XKS]] / [[TRANSIENT THURIBLE]] / [[Metadata]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |20130607||theweek.com||[http://theweek.com/article/index/245360/solving-the-mystery-of-prism Solving the mystery of PRISM]||[[PRISM]] / [[SIGADS]] / [[MARINA]] / [[CONTRAOCTAVE]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[PINWALE]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 2012 == | ||
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− | |20120313||williamaarkin. wordpress.com||[http://williamaarkin.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/nsa-code-names-revealed/ NSA Code Names Revealed]||[[AGILEVIEW]] / [[AGILITY]] / [[AIRGAP/COZEN]] / [[AIGHANDLER]] / [[ANCHORY/MAUI]] / [[ARCANAPUP]] / [[ARTEMIS]] / [[ASSOCIATION]] / [[AUTOSOURCE]] / [[BEAMER]] / [[BELLVIEW]] / [[BLACKPEARL]] / [[CADENCE/GAMUT]] / [[CHALKFUN]] / [[CINEPLEX]] / [[CLOUD]] / [[COASTLINE]] / [[COMMONVIEW]] / [[CONTRAOCTAVE]] / [[COURIERSKILL]] / [[CREEK]] / [[CREST]] / [[CROSSBONES]] / [[CPE]] / [[CULTWEAVE]] / [[CYBERTRANS]] / [[DISHFIRE]] / [[DOUBLEARROW]] / [[DRAGONFLY]] / [[WEALTHYCLUSTER (EWC)]] / [[ETHERREAL]] / [[FASCIA]] / [[FASTSCOPE]] / [[FOREMAN]] / [[GAMUT/UTT]] / [[GISTQUEUE]] / [[GJALLER]] / [[GLAVE]] / [[GLOBALREACH]] / [[GOLDMINER]] / [[GOLDPOINT]] / [[GOSSAMER]] / [[GROWLER]] / [[HERCULES]] / [[HIGHTIDE/SKYWRITER]] / [[HOMEBASE]] / [[INFOSHARE]] / [[JOLLYROGER]] / [[KINGFISH]] / [[LIQUIDFIRE]] / [[MAINWAY]] / [[MARINA]] / [[MASTERLINK]] / [[MASTERSHAKE | + | |20120313||williamaarkin. wordpress.com||[http://williamaarkin.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/nsa-code-names-revealed/ NSA Code Names Revealed]||[[AGILEVIEW]] / [[AGILITY]] / [[AIRGAP]] / [[COZEN]] / [[AIGHANDLER]] / [[ANCHORY]] / [[MAUI]] / [[ARCANAPUP]] / [[ARTEMIS]] / [[ASSOCIATION]] / [[AUTOSOURCE]] / [[BEAMER]] / [[BELLVIEW]] / [[BLACKPEARL]] / [[CADENCE]] / [[GAMUT]] / [[CHALKFUN]] / [[CINEPLEX]] / [[CLOUD]] / [[COASTLINE]] / [[COMMONVIEW]] / [[CONTRAOCTAVE]] / [[COURIERSKILL]] / [[CREEK]] / [[CREST]] / [[CROSSBONES]] / [[CPE]] / [[CULTWEAVE]] / [[CYBERTRANS]] / [[DISHFIRE]] / [[DOUBLEARROW]] / [[DRAGONFLY]] / [[WEALTHYCLUSTER (EWC)]] / [[ETHERREAL]] / [[FASCIA]] / [[FASTSCOPE]] / [[FOREMAN]] / [[GAMUT/UTT]] / [[GISTQUEUE]] / [[GJALLER]] / [[GLAVE]] / [[GLOBALREACH]] / [[GOLDMINER]] / [[GOLDPOINT]] / [[GOSSAMER]] / [[GROWLER]] / [[HERCULES]] / [[HIGHTIDE]] / [[SKYWRITER]] / [[HOMEBASE]] / [[INFOSHARE]] / [[JOLLYROGER]] / [[KINGFISH]] / [[LIQUIDFIRE]] / [[MAINWAY]] / [[MARINA]] / [[MASTERLINK]] / [[MASTERSHAKE]] / [[MESSIAH]] / [[METTLESOME]] / [[NEWHORIZONS]] / [[NIGHTSURF]] / [[NORMALRUN]] / [[CHEWSTICK]] / [[FALLENORACLE]] / [[NUCLEON]] / [[OCTAVE]] / [[PATHMASTER]] / [[MAILORDER]] / [[PINWALE]] / [[PANOPTICON]] / [[PRESENTER]] / [[PROTON]] / [[RAVENWING]] / [[RENOIR]] / [[ROADBED]] / [[SCORPIOFORE]] / [[SHARKFINN]] / [[SKOPE]] / [[SNAPE]] / [[SPOTBEAM]] / [[STINGRAY]] / [[SURREY]] / [[TAPERLAY]] / [[TAROTCARD]] / [[TEMPTRESS]] / [[TRACFIN]] / [[TRAILMAPPER]] / [[TREASUREMAP]] / [[TRICKLER]] / [[TUNINGFORK]] / [[SEEKER]] / [[TURMOIL]] / [[TUSKATTIRE]] / [[TWISTEDPATH]] / [[UIS]] / [[UTT]] / [[WEALTHYCLUSTER]] / [[WIRESHARK]] / [[WITCHHUNT]] / [[XKEYSCORE]] / [[YELLOWSTONE/SPLITGLASS]] |
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− | [[Category:NSA programs]] | + | [[Category:NSA programs]] [[Category:NSA codewords]] |
Latest revision as of 07:01, 27 August 2015
Details
- DNI collection mission system; XKEYSCORE processes all signals before they are shunted off to various "production lines" that deal with specific issues.