XKEYSCORE: NSA's Google for the World's Private Communications

http://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/07/01/nsas-google-worlds-private-communications/
Date Written:  2015-07-01
Publisher:  The Intercept
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX17792

The NSA's XKEYSCORE program, first revealed by The Guardian, sweeps up countless people's Internet searches, emails, documents, usernames and passwords, and other private communications. XKEYSCORE is fed a constant flow of Internet traffic from fiber optic cables that make up the backbone of the world’s communication network, among other sources, for processing.

Subject Headings

• Communications/Privacy
• Surveillance