Metadata-Collection

NSA DISHFIRE Program Collects Nearly 200 Million Text Messages Daily Worldwide

2014-01-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Guardian, citing documents leaked by Edward Snowden, revealed that the National Security Agency was collecting almost 200 million text messages per day from around the world through a program codenamed DISHFIRE. According to the leaked documents from 2011, the program collected “pretty …

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NSA Launches MAINWAY Database for Mass Metadata Collection

2001-11-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The NSA began operating MAINWAY, a massive database system built to support the STELLARWIND surveillance program, collecting telephone metadata from major U.S. carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Built in urgent haste after September 11, MAINWAY became what sources described as …

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