Source document contributed to documentcloud by charles savage the new york times. Xkeyscore xkeyscore or xks is a formerly secret computer system first used by the united states national security agency for searching and analyzing global internet data, which it collects on a daily basis. Xks on tietokonejarjestelma, jonka tarkoituksena on mahdollistaa maailmanlaajuisesti keratyn internet datan analysointi ja tiedonhaku. Plaintiffs exhibit 27 american civil liberties union. Jul 01, 2015 at the time, it supported more than 8,000 users globally and was made up of 75 servers absorbing 700,000 voice, fax, video and tag files per day. Slide from a 2008 nsa presentation about xkeyscore, showing the differences between the various nsa database systems for analysts, xkeyscore provides a series of viewers for common data types, which allows them to query terabytes of raw data gathered at the aforementioned collection sites. On wednesday, the intercept, where former guardian reporter glenn greenwald now works, began delving deeper into the program, specifically looking at how nsa analysts are taught to use the system and sift through the tens of billions of records that are believed to be stored.
The program has been shared with other spy agencies including the australian signals directorate, canadas communications security establishment, new zealands government communications. Nsas xkeyscore spy program is as easy as typing a few. Jul 31, 20 nsa training manuals state that 300 terrorists have been captured using intelligence from xkeyscore before 2008, a claim that will doubtless be used to justify the program and criticise its exposure. Unprecedented revelations by the guardian and the washington post, a dramatic escape of the american whistleblower via hongkong right into putins tight grip, and the bolivian president evo moralezs plane forced to land since amercian authorities had reasons to believe the new. The nsa has shared xkeyscore with other intelligence agencies, including the australian signals directorate, canadas communications security establishment, new zealands government. Nsas xkeyscore spy program is as easy as typing a few words. Aug 01, 20 most of these slides are from 2008, though, so they may have upgraded their storage capacity since then. Heres how to easily reduce the file size of your keynote decks. Slide from a 2008 nsa presentation about xkeyscore, showing the query hierarchy.
Riiklik julgeolekuagentuur jagas xkeyscorei ka teiste valitsusagentuuridega, sealhulgas suurbritannia valitsusside peakorteri gchq, saksamaa. Contribute to dwiktorxkeyscore development by creating an account on github. Ohjelmaa kayttavat myos muiden maiden tiedusteluvirastot, mukaan lukien australian defence signals directorate, uudenseelannin. Xkeyscore xkeyscore or xks is a formerly secret computer system used by the united. Superleaker snowden punts free pdf of tellall nsa book with censored parts. Xkeyscore was one of the first programs that the guardian wrote about when snowden began leaking nsa documents in 20. Jarjestelmaa kaytti ensimmaisena yhdysvaltain kansallinen turvallisuusvirasto nsa. Xkeyscore supports boolean operations and regular expressions. Xkeyscore, the documents boast, is the nsas widest reaching system developing intelligence from computer networks what the agency calls digital network intelligence dni. National security agency nsa powerpoint presentation about its program, xkeyscore.
To print the document, click the original document link to open the original pdf. Xks on tietokonejarjestelma, jonka tarkoituksena on mahdollistaa maailmanlaajuisesti keratyn internetdatan analysointi ja tiedonhaku. According to the slides, spooks can query the system by name, telephone number. When data is collected at an xkeyscore field site, it is processed locally and ultimately stored in. According to an nsa slide presentation about xkeyscore from 20, it is a dni exploitation systemanalytic framework. Training materials for the nsas xkeyscore program detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases and. Jul 03, 2014 we learnt about the nsas xkeyscore program a year ago, and about its incredibly wide reach.
Xkeyscore is fed a constant flow of internet traffic from fiber optic cables that make up the backbone of the worlds communication network, among other sources, for processing. Training materials for the xkeyscore program detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases and develop intelligence from the web. Ive been reading through the 48 classified documents about the nsas xkeyscore system released by the intercept last week. Mediaheavy keynote presentation files become too large to send or share easily. How to reduce the file size of a keynote presentation. If you can read this, you have adobe acrobat reader installed on your computer. Nsa program that collects nearly everything a user does on the internet. Nsa training manuals state that 300 terrorists have been captured using intelligence from xkeyscore before 2008, a claim that will doubtless be used. We learnt about the nsas xkeyscore program a year ago, and about its incredibly wide reach. Xkeyscore xkeyscore or xks is a formerly secret computer system used by the united states national security agency nsa for searching and analyzing global internet data, which it collects continually. As of 2012, there were 41 billion records available for analysis by xkeyscore within any.
Summary of the endchan wikileaks insurance key blockchain. Xkeyscore processes all signals before they are shunted off to various production lines that deal with specific issues. Information from its description page there is shown below. But now the german tv stations ndr and wdr claim to have excerpts from its source code. Prism is a clandestine surveillance program under which the united states national security agency nsa collects internet communications from at least nine major us internet companies. One presentation claims the program covers nearly everything a typical user does on the internet. At the time, it supported more than 8,000 users globally and was made up of 75 servers absorbing 700,000 voice, fax, video and tag files per day. This nsa presentation from april 2009 explains how analysts can make. Meet xkeyscore a tool used by nsa which can track and store everything a user does through the internet xkeyscore allows the collection of the widest range of data that is served online the analysts working for nsa need no preapproval for conducting any searches sweeps all the browsing history, activities in social media and emails. Snowden has definitely been the biggest newsmaker of the last two months. Jul 31, 20 xkeyscore, the documents boast, is the nsas widest reaching system developing intelligence from computer networks what the agency calls digital network intelligence dni. Jul 02, 2015 this map from a 2009 topsecret presentation does not show all of xkeyscores field sites.
Contribute to nsa observerdocuments development by creating an account on github. This document files could be training manuals designed for analysts and engineers, powerpoints designed to impress others in the intelligence community how advanced the. Finding and querying document metadata april, 2009 analyzing mobile cellular dni in xks. Plaintiffs exhibit 29 american civil liberties union. Prism surveillance program excerpted from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia prism is a clandestine1 surveillance program under which the united states national security agency nsa collects internet communications from at least nine major us internet companies. In the leaked documents, the nsa describes xkeyscore as its. What is xkeyscore, and can it eavesdrop on everyone. Jul 31, 20 the nsa files xkeyscore presentation from 2008 read in full training materials for the xkeyscore program detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases and. Most of these slides are from 2008, though, so they may have upgraded their storage capacity since then. Xkeyscore presentation 20080225 pdf xkeyscore presentation slide 1 from o globo xkeyscore presentation slide 2 from o globo xkeyscore presentation slide 3 from o globo articles 2015.
Slide from a 2008 nsa presentation about xkeyscore, showing a world map with the locations of xkeyscore servers. More about the nsas xkeyscore schneier on security. Edward snowden and glenn greenwald explained xkeyscore as being a system which enables almost unlimited surveillance of anyone anywhere in the world, while the nsa has said that usage of the system is limited and restricted. National security agency targeted surveillance references edit. Since 2001 the united states government has increased its scope for such surveillance, and so this program was launched in 2007. Xkeyscore presentation from 2008 read in full us news. The recent revelations of intensive mass surveillance led by the united states of america usa along with the united kingdom uk, australia, canada and many other established democracies have. One presentation claims the program covers nearly everything a typical user does on the internet, including the content of emails, websites visited and. Many like myself assumed that these snippets were pulled from source files text files ending in an extension like. The nsas xkeyscore program, first revealed by the guardian, sweeps up countless peoples internet searches, emails, documents, usernames and passwords, and other private communications. Xkeyscore extracts and databases these events including all webbased searches which can be retrospectively queried websearches do any stand out and look suspicious. The reach and potency of xkeyscore as a surveillance instrument is. One of the new leaked documents, the 32slide presentation, asserts that by 2008, 300 terrorists had been captured using intelligence from xkeyscore.
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