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UNITED KINGDOM

Intel Environment

Military Alliance
Interior Intelligence Services
Exterior Intelligence Services [Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)]
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type Name Ownership Main Office URL Notes

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type Name Ownership Connecting Operator Point A Connection Operator Point B URL/Notes

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

Events / Situations / Articles

Date Source Title Tags
16.05.2001 The register Eurocops want seven-year retention of all phone, Net traffic sigint privacy lawfulinterception europol
11.06.2001 The Register US expands Echelon spying in UK echelon privacy sigint nsa
11.07.2009 Wikileaks UK phone hacking scandal: The News of the World didn't go far enough