Sunday, June 30, 2013

New Released Slides On NSA's Prism Program Explicitly Mentions Real-Time Monitoring


NSA Slides Explain The PRISM Data-Collection Program -- Washington Post

The top-secret PRISM program allows the U.S. intelligence community to gain access from nine Internet companies to a wide range of digital information, including e-mails and stored data, on foreign targets operating outside the United States. The program is court-approved but does not require individual warrants. Instead, it operates under a broader authorization from federal judges who oversee the use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Some documents describing the program were first released by The Washington Post on June 6. The newly released documents below give additional details about how the program operates, including the levels of review and supervisory control at the NSA and FBI. The documents also show how the program interacts with the Internet companies. These slides, annotated by The Post, represent a selection from the overall document, and certain portions are redacted.

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More News On The Latest NSA Leaks Being Made Public

New PRISM slides: more than 100,000 'active surveillance targets,' explicit mention of real-time monitoring -- The Verge
Washington Post reveals new PRISM slides, offers greater clarity into the US' surveillance operation -- Edgadget
Newly released NSA slides explain mechanics of US surveillance -- RT
4 New Slides Of The NSA's PRISM Spying Program Have Been Published -- SFGate/Business Insider
Latest NSA leak details PRISM's bigger picture -- ZDNet
New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop on live conversations -- Gigaom

My Comment: NSA officials and their political masters have .... for the past few weeks .... been blunt in stating that they do not conduct real-time monitoring. These slides completely contradict that narrative. In short .... we have been lied to.

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