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UNITED KINGDOM

Intel Environment

Military Alliance NATO, Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty
Interior Intelligence Services MI5 National Criminal Intelligence Service / Metropolitan Police [Scotland Yard]
Exterior Intelligence Services MI6 / Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) WP FAS
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances UKUSA Agreement

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type Name Ownership Main Office URL Notes
GSM 1800 Cable and Wireless Worldwide (Cable and Wireless UK (England))   http://www.cw.com/
GSM 1800 Everything Everywhere Limited (Orange)(UK)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Everything Everywhere Limited (Orange)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Everything Everywhere Limited (T-Mobile (UK))     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
GSM 1800 Everything Everywhere Limited (T-Mobile UK)(UK)     http://www.everythingeverywhere.com/
3G 2100 Hutchison 3G UK Ltd (3)     http://www.three.co.uk/
GSM 1800 Mundio Mobile Limited (MCom)     http://www.uk01.com/
GSM 1800 TeleWare PLC (PMN)     http://www.privatemobilenetworks.com/
GSM 900/1800 Telefónica UK Limited (O2) Telefonica (ES   http://www.o2.co.uk/
3G 2100 Telefónica UK Limited (O2 (UK)) Telefonica (ES)   http://www.o2.co.uk/
3G 2100 VODAFONE Ltd (VODAFONE)     http://www.vodafone.co.uk/
GSM 900/1800 VODAFONE Ltd (vodafone)     http://www.vodafone.co.uk/

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type Name Ownership Connecting Operator Point A Connection Operator Point B URL/Notes
120 Gb/s AC-1 (Atlantic Crossing) Brookhaven Cable Station in Shirley, New York, (US) Land's End Cable Station in Whitesands, (UK) WP
320 Gbit/s AC-2 Bellport/Brookhaven, New York (US) Bude (UK) WP
3,84 Tbs EIG Tripoli (LY) / Abu Talat (EG) / Al Fujaurah (AE) / Barka (OM) / Djibouti (DJ) / Gibraltar (GI) / Jeddah (SA) / London (GB) / Marseille (FR) / Monaco (MC) / Mumbai (IN) / Sesimbra (PT) / Widemouth Bay (GB) / Zaferana (EG) Operator WP
480 Gbits/s SEA-ME-WE-3 Norden (DE) / Oostende (BE) / Goonhilly (GB) / Penmarch (FR) / Sesimbra (PT) / Tetuan (MA) / Mazara del Vallo (IT) / Chania (GR) / Marmaris (TR) / Yeroskipou (CY) / Alexandria (EG) / Suez (EG) / Jeddah (SA) / Djibouti (DJ) / Muscat (OM) / Fujairah (AE) / Karachi (PK) / Mumbai (IN) / Cochin (IN) / Mount Lavinia (LK) / Pyapon (MM) / Satun (TH) / Penang, (MY) (Where it meets the SAFE and the FLAG cables.) / Medan (IN) / Tuas (SG) / Jakarta (IN) / Perth (AU) / Mersing (MY) / Tungku (BN) / Da Nang (VN) / Batangas (PH) / Taipa (MO) / Deep Water Bay (HK) / Shantou (CN) / Fangshan (TW) / Toucheng (TW) / Shanghai (CN) / Keoje (KR) / Okinawa, (JP) WP

SIGINT/COMINT Stations and Operators

Name Location Operator Status Capabilities
Menwith Hill (ECHELON) Menwith Hill, Harrogate UK/USA (RSOC) Active Intelsat Europe till West-Asia
Belfast (Victoria Square) GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Brora, Scotland GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
GCHQ Cheltenham (Government Communications Headquarters)  NSA liaison is present. Active
Chicksands GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Culm Head GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Digby GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Hawklaw, Scotland  GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Irton Moor GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
Molesworth UK/USA Active
Morwenstow UK/USA Active
Westminster, London GCHQ operated "accommodation site" that provides occasional SIGINT product to the US INSCOM Active
(Palmer Street) ?
Yemen ?  
Socotra Island  (planned)

Privacy Related Legislation

LI Legislation

SIGINT/COMINT Legal Grounds

Vendor Appearance

  • DATONG delivering the Metropolitan Police 10/2011
  • 2013: GAMMA / FINFISHER see Citizenlab Report 20130430
  • 2013: HACKINGTEAM see securelist.com Report 20130425

Articles / Events / Situations

2010 - 2013

2013

Date Source Title Tags
20130617 spiegel.de G-8-Gipfel: Britische Abhöraktion verärgert Russland GB / GCHQ / RU / TR
20130617 guardian.co.uk G20 summits: Russia and Turkey react with fury to spying revelations - Ankara summons UK ambassador and says GCHQ allegations are 'scandalous' if confirmed GCHQ / GB / TR / RU
20130617 spiegel.de Telefonüberwachung: Britische Spione spähten Gipfelteilnehmer aus GB / GCHQ
20130616 guardian.co.uk UK intelligence agencies planned to spy on Commonwealth summit delegates: Top-secret document, prepared by GCHQ, contained proposals to target Commonwealth allies at heads of government summit GB / GCHQ / TT
20130616 guardian.co.uk NSA targeted Dmitry Medvedev at London G20 summit - Leaked documents reveal Russian president was spied on during visit, as questions are raised over use of US base in Britain GB / RU / GCHQ
20130616 guardian.co.uk The laws that allow intelligence agencies to spy on foreign diplomats - The Intelligence Services Act and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act are broad enough to allow all manner of operations GB / GCHQ
20130616 guardian.co.uk Britain's long history of spying on visiting dignitaries GB / GCHQ
20130616 guardian.co.uk GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summits - Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009 GB / GCHQ / NSA
20130616 guardian.co.uk G20 surveillance: why was Turkey targeted? Gordon Brown had hailed 'strong and strengthening ties' with the country, which was – and is – an ally GB / TR / GCHQ / NSA
20130610 spiegel.de Internet-Überwachung: Großbritannien verschweigt Rolle im Prism-Skandal GB
20130609 guardian.co.uk Surveillance in the US and UK: Spreading national insecurity: The actions of whistleblowers may embarrass governments. But where legislatures and judges fail, whistleblowers keep open the only channel left for public accountability NSA / US / GB
20130606 guardian.co.uk Verizon phone records: could it happen in Britain? Tools to engineer disclosure of phone records seem to exist in Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 GB
20130526 bbc.co.uk Tory-Labour pact could save data bill, says Lord Howard GB
20130513 theinquirer.net EE denies selling user data to tracking firm GB / CDR
20130513 pcpro.co.uk EE data "being sold to track customers" CDR / GB
20130512 thesundaytimes.co.uk Secrets of 27m mobile phones offered to police GB / CDR
20130430 citizenlab.org For their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying (Full Report) FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130430 citizenlab.org For Their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital Spying FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / AT / BH / BN / BG / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / HU / IN / ID / JP / LV / LT / MK / MY / MX / MG / NL / NG / PK / PA / QA / RO / RS / SG / ZA / TR / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130425 securelist.com Spyware. HackingTeam HACKINGTEAM / MX / IT / VN / AE / IQ / LB / MA / PA / TJ / IN / IR / SA / KR / ES / PL / TR / AR / CA / ML / OM / CN / US / KZ / EG / UA / UZ / CO / TW / BR / RU / KG / GB / BH / ET / ID / DE / LY
20130313 nytimes.com Researchers Find 25 Countries Using Surveillance Software GAMMA / FINFISHER / MUENCH, MARTIN J / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130313 citizenlab.org You Only Click Twice: FinFisher’s Global Proliferation FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130312 pcworld.com Reporters Without Borders slams five nations for spying on media, activists GAMMA / TROVICOR / HACKINGTEAM / AMESYS / BLUECOAT / US / GB / DE / FR / IT

2012

Date Source Title Tags
09.09.2012 guardian.co.uk Crackdown on sale of UK spyware over fears of misuse by repressive regimes: Decision to stop sale of spying software to Egypt puts other deals with repressive regimes in doubt FINFISHER / GB / GAMMA / EG
19.07.2012 privacyinternational.org Privacy International commences legal action against British government for failure to control exports of surveillance technologies GB
20.07.2012 fm4.orf.at Der Facebook-Überwachungsstandard: Das bereits praktizierte Einlesen und Speichern von Chats, privaten Postings oder Webmail samt Brechen der Https-Verschlüsselung von Web-2.0-Diensten soll auch als Telekom-Standard verankert werden ETSI-LI / GB
02.07.2012 Russia Today (via youtube) UK's Dark Cloud: Web 'black box' totalitarianism GB
29.06.2012 channel4.com 'Black boxes' to monitor all internet and phone data GB
16.06.2012 asianimage.co.uk Spying on people to cost £1.8 billion GB
13.06.2012 guardian.co.uk Online privacy: Home Office to write blank cheque for 'snoopers' charter': Internet and phone companies will be forced to track email, Twitter, Facebook and other online data under new legislation GB
19.04.2012 scramblngforsafety.org Scrambling for Safety 2012 GB
08.04.2012 telegraph.co.uk GCHQ warns it is losing terrorists on the internet: Controversial proposals to "snoop" on every email, phone call and text message have been driven by a warning from spies that new technology has "eroded" their ability to eavesdrop on terrorists and criminals. GB
03.04.2012 telepolis.de Die Einschränkungen für das Überwachen der Kommunikation sollen fallen: Die britische Regierung will eine Vorratsdatenspeicherung für ein Jahr einführen und den Sicherheitsbehörden die Möglichkeit geben, ohne richterlichen Beschluss in Echtzeit die Kommunikation in allen Kanälen abzuhören GB
02.04.2012 guardian.co.uk Email surveillance plans face Lib Dem rebellion: Senior MPs concerned at government proposals to extend powers of security services to monitor public communications GB
01.04.2012 guardian.co.uk Government plans increased email and social network surveillance: Proposal echoes Labour scheme that was scrapped in 2009 over concerns it would breach civil liberties GB
01.03.2012 guardian.co.uk Menwith Hill eavesdropping base undergoes massive expansion GB ECHELON MENWITH HILL STATION
21.02.2012 telegraph.co.uk Phone and email records to be stored in new spy plan: Details of every phone call and text message, email traffic and websites visited online are to be stored in a series of vast databases under new Government anti-terror plans. GB

2011

Date Source Title Tags
14.11.2011 bbc.co.uk Oxford taxi conversations to be recorded, council rules GB
30.10.2011 Guardian Met police using surveillance system to monitor mobile phones GB DATONG

2010

Date Source Title Tags
18.04.2010 Guardian No 10 Downing Street bugged by MI5, claims historian / Bugs placed in the cabinet room by Harold Macmillan in 1963 and not removed until 1977 GB MI5

2000 - 2009

Date Source Title Tags
11.07.2009 Wikileaks UK phone hacking scandal: The News of the World didn't go far enough GB Murdoch voicemail
17.12.2006 The Independent Police: we were bugged in effort to halt BAe Saudi arms inquiry GB SA
10.12.2006 the guardian US bugged Diana's phone on night of death crash US GB
11.06.2001 The Register US expands Echelon spying in UK GB US echelon privacy sigint nsa
16.05.2001 The register Eurocops want seven-year retention of all phone, Net traffic sigint privacy lawful interception europol
02.04.2001 cryptome.org Intelligence and Security: Committee GB
12.02.2001 cryptome.org INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE: Annual Report 1999-2000 GB / GCHQ
03.12.2000 cryptome.org NCIS SUBMISSION ON COMMUNICATIONS DATA RETENTION LAW GB Data Retention

1990 - 1999

Date Source Title Tags
16.07.1999 independent (via cryptome) HOW BRITAIN EAVESDROPPED ON DUBLIN GCHQ / GB / IE
16.07.1999 independent (via cryptome) DUBLIN WANTS TO KNOW WHY UK SNOOPED GCHQ / GB / IE
04.12.1998 cryptome.org UK Government Information (In)Security Organisations GCHQ GB

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