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United States

Intel Environment

Military Alliance NATO
Interior Intelligence Services
Exterior Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT NSA
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances UKUSA Agreement

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 and related Stations and Operators

Name Location Operator Comment
Buckley Air National Guard Ground Base Colorado
Elmendorf AFB Elmendorf, Alaska US AirForce Wullenweber
Fort Gordon Georgia (RSOC)
Imperial Beach California
Kunia Hawaii (RSOC)  
NSA Headquarters Fort Meade, Maryland
Northwest Virginia
Rosman Research Station NSA Station Closed
Sabana Seca Puerto Rico
San Antonio Texas (RSOC)
Shemya Alaska Contractor Operated
Sugar Grove West Virginia  
NSA Utah Data Center Utah NSA
Winter Harbor Maine
Yakima Washington

Privacy Related Legislation

LI Legislation

CALEA ("Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act"):

SIGINT/COMINT Legal Grounds

Vendor Appearance

Articles / Events / Situations

2013

Date Source Title Tags
20130614 guardian.co.uk On PRISM, partisanship and propaganda: Addressing many of the issues arising from last week's NSA stories PRISM / NSA / US
20130613 guardian.co.uk Snowden revelations on NSA strain US-China relations, says Beijing: State-run China Daily points to countries' 'soured relationship' on cybersecurity and suggests huge surveillance net is unjustified US / NSA / CN
20130612 terminalx.org US Embassy in Islamabad found wiretapping offices of the President and Prime Minister PK / US
20130612 gallup.com Americans Disapprove of Government Surveillance Programs US / NSA
20130612 thehill.com NSA revelations only 'the tip of the iceberg,' says Dem lawmaker NSA / US
20130612 guardian.co.uk Senators press NSA director for answers on secret surveillance program: Keith Alexander says surveillance programs have helped thwart attacks – but raises new questions over how they operate US / NSA
20130612 guardian.co.uk NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at 'spying on Americans' - After a closed-door briefing of the House of Representatives, lawmakers call for a review of the Patriot Act US / NSA
20130612 spiegel.de Prism-Skandal: Mozilla und Greenpeace gegen die Datensammler US
20130612 guardian.co.uk NSA surveillance: anger mounts in Congress at 'spying on Americans' - After a closed-door briefing of the House of Representatives, lawmakers call for a review of the Patriot Act US / NSA
20130611 wsj.com Change to Data-Program Laws Unlikely US
20130611 guardian.co.uk Europe warns US: you must respect the privacy of our citizens: EU officials demand answers on what data snooping programmes entail and whether they breach human rights EU / US / NSA
20130609 stanford.edu (liberationtech) Why didn't tech company leaders blow the whistle? US / NSA / QWEST / NACCHIO, JOSEPH
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
20130609 abcnews.go.com 'This Week' Transcript: Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Mike Rogers US
20130608 nytimes.com Peeping Barry NSA / US
20130607 theatlantic.com 'I Cannot Figure Out Why This Was Classified to Begin With': What the PRISM leaks have in common with the Pentagon Papers US / NSA / PRISM
20130607 guardian.co.uk Obama tells intelligence chiefs to draw up cyber target list – full document text US
20130607 guardian.co.uk Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks - Exclusive: Top-secret directive steps up offensive cyber capabilities to 'advance US objectives around the world' US
20130607 washingtonpost.com U.S., British intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program NSA / US
20130607 spiegel.de US-Bespitzelung im Internet: Obamas Überwachungsstaat US / NSA
20130607 guardian.co.uk PRISM scandal: tech giants flatly deny allowing NSA direct access to servers: Silicon Valley executives insist they did not know of secret PRISM program that grants access to emails and search history US / NSA
20130607 derwesten.de KONTROLLE: US-Beamte schickten Deutsche nach Facebook-Mails zurück FACEBOOK / US
20130606 guardian.co.uk NSA taps in to internet giants' systems to mine user data, secret files reveal: Top secret PRISM program claims direct access to servers of firms including Google, Facebook and Apple - Companies deny any knowledge of program in operation since 2007 US / NSA / GOOGLE / APPLE / FACEBOOK
20130606 guardian.co.uk NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily - revealed US / VERIZON / NSA
20130514 spiegel.de Nachrichtenagentur AP: US-Regierung soll Journalisten bespitzelt haben US / CDR
20130513 nytimes.com Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S. US / CDR
20130513 ap.org Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder US / CDR
20130513 bigstory.ap.org GOV'T OBTAINS WIDE AP PHONE RECORDS IN PROBE US / CDR
20130504 guardian.co.uk Are all telephone calls recorded and accessible to the US government? A former FBI counterterrorism agent claims on CNN that this is the case US
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 slate.com Judge Rejects FBI Attempt to Use Spyware to Infiltrate Unknown Suspect's Computer US
20130425 spiegel.de Geheime Papiere: US-Regierung weitet Internet-Überwachung aus US
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
20130424 cnet.com U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance US
20130417 globalresearch.ca Cell Phone Surveillance: US Law Enforcement Can Intercept Apple iMessages US / APPLE
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
20130110 spiegel.de Cloud Computing: EU-Studie warnt vor Überwachung durch die USA EU / FISA / US
20130108 slate.com U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report FISA / US / EU

2012

Date Source Title Tags
20121228 theverge.com Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017 US / NSA
20121227 eff.org Why We Should All Care About Today's Senate Vote on the FISA Amendments Act, the Warrantless Domestic Spying Bill US
20121029 aclu.org ACLU Tells Supreme Court FISA Surveillance Law is Unconstitutional US
20120912 theverge.com Warrantless wiretap bill passes in US House, authorizes 5 more years of domestic spying US
20120822 nytimes.com The Program: The filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data. US / NSA
20120822 nytimes.com OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Who's watching the Watchers? Giving In to the Surveillance State US / NSA
08.08.2012 bloomberg.com FinFisher Spyware Reach Found On Five Continents: Report FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US
08.08.2012 community.rapid7.com Analysis of the FinFisher Lawful Interception Malware FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US
28.07.2012 news.cnet.com House panel approves broadened ISP snooping bill: By a 19 to 10 vote, a House committee votes to require Internet service providers to keep track of what their users are doing for one year in case it would be useful for future police investigations. US
20120717 businessinsider.com NSA Whistleblower Says The Feds Are Gathering Data On Nearly Every US Citizen NSA / US
20120716 publicintelligence.net Sworn Declaration of Whistleblower Willian Binney on NSA Domestic Surveillance Capabilities US / NSA
13.07.2012 nytimes.com That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker. US Tracking
10.07.2012 guardian.co.uk The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret: As the US will neither affirm nor deny its vast dragnet of phone calls and emails, we must sue to protect our privacy and liberty US NSA
20120619 theverge.com NSA: Investigating privacy violations would violate privacy US / NSA
07.06.2012 heise.de Vorratsdatenspeicherung aus US-Gesetzentwurf getilgt US Data Retention
22.06.2012 forbes.com CEO Of Internet Provider Sonic.net: We Delete User Logs After Two Weeks. Your Internet Provider Should, Too. US
20.06.2012 networkworld.com NSA claims it would violate Americans' privacy to say how many of us it spied on US
15.06.2012 cnet.com FBI, DEA warn IPv6 could shield criminals from police: The FBI, DEA, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police say IPv6 may erode their ability to trace Internet addresses -- and warn new laws may be necessary if industry doesn't do more. US CA
09.05.2012 spiegel.de Computersicherheit: FBI warnt vor Software-Updates im Hotel US Trojans
06.05.2012 salon.com Surveillance State democracy: As the FBI seeks full access to all forms of Interent communication, it is not voters who need to be convinced US
04.05.2012 news.cnet.com FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now: CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet companies not to oppose a law making those backdoors mandatory. US
24.04.2012 sueddeutsche.de Sanktionen gegen Schnüffler: Obama will Unterdrückung durch Technologie verhindern US SY IR
23.04.2012 networkworld.com Obama authorizes sanctions against surveillance tech in Syria, Iran US SY IR
03.04.2012 wired.com Shady Companies With Ties to Israel Wiretap the U.S. for the NSA US IL NSA VERINT COMVERSE NARUS ELTA NICE UNIT 8200
15.03.2012 wired.com The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) US NSA
03.02.2012 news.cnet.com Anti-SOPA forces have ISP snooping bill in their crosshairs: An Internet outcry forced Rep. Lamar Smith to delay a vote on SOPA. Opponents of Smith's ISP snooping bill are hoping they can repeat the process. US

2011

Date Source Title Tags
27.12.2011 cryptome.org US Air Force (USAF) Advanced COMINT Collection Techniques & Enablers US COMINT
20.12.2011 eff.org Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices US
09.12.2011 Wall Street Journal Web Surveillance Software and Jobs US
01.12.2011 Washington Post Trade in surveillance technology raises worries
13.10.2011 Wired Germany Sought Info About FBI Spy Tool in 2007 DE US Trojans
23.05.2011 the new yorker The Secret Sharer: Is Thomas Drake an enemy of the state? US NSA

2010

Date Source Title Tags
29.11.2010 haaretz.com U.S. spied on Israel's Washington embassy, claims ex-envoy US IL

2000 - 2009

Date Source Title Tags
01.08.2001 cryptome.org Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers] US Data Retention
01.04.2010 heise.de Urteil: NSA-Lauschprogramm rechtswidrig] NSA
22.01.2009 Spiegel ABHÖRSICHERES HANDY: Mr. President bekommt ein BarackBerry sigint
29.08.2008 New York Times Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S. sigint
24.08.2007 nytimes.com Phone companies helped in eavesdropping, official confirms US
06.08.2007 Spiegel Online KOMMUNIKATIONS-ÜBERWACHUNG: Bush erlaubt Abhören ohne Gerichtsbeschluss Lawful Interception
02.01.2006 Spiegel Online Abhöraktionen: Bush verteidigt Lauschangriffe mit Angst vor Terror Lawful Interception
26.01.2006 Spiegel Online USA: Bush verteidigt Abhöraktion Lawful Interception
18.04.2006 Spiegel Online Abhöraktion der NSA: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen AT&T NSA
11.05.2006 Spiegel Online US-Regierung: Ermittlungen zu Bushs Lauschangriffen gestoppt NSA
12.05.2006 Spiegel Online NSA-Affäre: Helle Empörung über gigantische Abhöraktion Strategic Interception NSA
10.06.2006 stern.de US-Urteil: Internet-Telefonie muss abhörfähig sein sigint
08.07.2006 Heise FBI schlägt Abhör-Gesetz vor sigint
16.06.2005 Spiegel Online US-Militär: Mikrofone orten Heckenschützen spionage sigint
10.08.2005 Spiegel Online Belauschte Internettelefonie: USA fördern Abhörsoftware sigint
16.12.2005 Spiegel Online Abhöraffäre: Bush ließ US-Bürger durch NSA belauschen NSA
02.03.2003 Spiegel Geheim-Memorandum: USA sollen Sicherheitsrat ausspioniert haben comint sigint privacy surveillance interception UN usg
12.12.2004 Spiegel Online Abhör-Affäre: US-Regierung wollte al-Baradei mittels Lauschangriff aus dem Amt drängen sigint
02.03.2003 observer.co.uk US plan to bug Security Council: the text surveillance sigint
02.03.2003 observer.co.uk Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war usawar surveillance spionage sigint comint UN usg
16.01.2002 newsmax.com Spying on America surveillance sigint backdoor COMVERSE VERINT mossad
19.04.2002 intern.de USA: Massiver Anstieg der Überwachungen durch Patriot Act surveillance sigint
21.05.2002 Cryptome Interview w. Bruce McIndoe, lead architect, Echelon II ECHELON SIGINT
14.06.2002 news-journalonline.com Satellite buff captured NATO spy plane images hacker IMAGERY-SATS intelligence SIGINT NATO
19.06.2002 Heise Speicherung von Verbindungsdaten in den USA geplant Data Retention privacy sigint US
20.06.2002 Spiegel Terrorhinweis am 10. September: Morgen ist die Stunde null US 20010911 sigint NSA
13.07.2002 Telepolis US-Telekoms müssen jetzt Verbindungsdaten an Strafverfolger liefern Data Retention sigint surveillance privacy US
16.01.2002 newsmax.com. FBI Investigates Foreign Spy Ring – U.S. Companies Deny Involvement sigint backdoor AMDOCS COMVERSE VERINT mossad
11.10.2001 AP Secret Satellite for National Reconnaissance Office ocketed into space sigint
13.12.2001 Spiegel Online Das FBI gesteht: Ja, wir arbeiten am Schnüffelsystem Magic Lantern surveillance Lawful Interception sigint fbi usg
19.12.2001 newsmax U.S. Police and Intelligence Hit by Spy Network surveillance sigint backdoor COMVERSE VERINT mossad
19.12.2001 Foxnews.com U.S. Police and Intelligence Hit by Spy Network backdoor sigint COMVERSE VERINT mossad
20.01.2000 ACLU ACLU Press Release: Groups Challenge FBI Wiretap Standards, Say FCC Decision Threatens Communications Privacy surveillance privacy Lawful Interception sigint
06.04.2000 ACLU ACLU Press Release: Private Conversations Sent by Email Deserve the Same Protection as Telephone Conversations surveillance Lawful Interception privacy sigint
24.07.2000 ACLU ACLU Press Release: FBI Carnivore Wiretapping system is Unprecedented Power Grab surveillance sigint Lawful Interception
24.07.2000 ACLU ACLU Tells House Panel That FBI Is Engaged In Unprecedented Power Grab surveillance privacy Lawful Interception sigint
21.11.2000 ACLU ACLU Press Release: ACLU Slams Biased Review Team Thumbs-Up for Government Snoopware Program Carnivore sigint privacy Lawful Interception

1990 - 1999

Date Source Title Tags
28.05.1999 Telepolis Existenz von ECHELON erstmals offiziell bestätigt ECHELON SIGINT COMINT
24.02.1999 villagevoice.com A Most Unusual Collection Agency: How the U.S. undid UNSCOM through its empire of electronic ears US SIGINT
11.02.1998 AAP [ FED: NOT ALL NEW CRIME SURVEILLANCE GIZMOS USED RESPONSIBLY] privacy Lawful Interception sigint
29.08.1998 CBS Evening Exploded Satellite Was To Track Osama Bin Laden sigint obl
04.08.1996 Sunday Times American spies hack into Euro computers to steal trade secrets sigint crypto itsecurity spionage usg

1980 - 1989

Date Source Title Tags
29.04.1989 cryptome.org Jeffrey T. Richelson: The U.S. Intelligence Community US SIGINT
12.08.1988 New Statesman Somebody's listening sigint surveillance secretservices ECHELON

1970 - 1979

Date Source Titlet Tags
02.08.1972 Ramparts U.S. Electronic Espionage: A Memoir ECHELON

Videos

Date Source Title Tags
20130610 thedailyshow.com Good News! You're Not Paranoid - NSA Oversight: Charged with overseeing the NSA's surveillance programs, the FISA court wears out its rubber stamp of approval. NSA / US