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Intelligence agency programmes revealed by Edward
Snowden
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Government (i.e. Political/Intentions of Nations)
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FAIRVIEW: Collecting foreign intelligence inside the US
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Timberg & Barton Gellman (August 30, 2013).
1236:"NSA Slides Explain the PRISM Data-Collection Program"
811:. The FY 2013 budget for BLARNEY was $ 65.96 million.
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1420:"Map of the Day: Who the NSA Listens To"
1171:Blarney chart - top 10 collection SIGADs
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919:of the same name. The designation for
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1075:Upstream: Map of International Cables
786:Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
485:2005 warrantless surveillance scandal
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1390:"Judge's Opinion on N.S.A. Program"
1183:2013 mass surveillance disclosures
1099:Upstream: Map of Transit Authority
1051:DNI: Digital Network Intelligence.
831:, California, revealed in 2006 by
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1378:SSO Corporate Portfolio Overview
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187:Terrorist Surveillance Program
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1054:DNR: Dial Number Recognition.
366:Senate Intelligence Committee
1418:Drum, Kevin (June 8, 2013).
1015:in San Francisco, California
1340:Kloc, Joe (July 12, 2013).
1087:Upstream: Transit Authority
1018:AT&T site in New Jersey
854:and others, as was said by
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343:FISA Amendments Act of 2008
338:Protect America Act of 2007
177:Total Information Awareness
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513:Surveillance of reporters
371:National Security Council
1447:National Security Agency
1111:Upstream: Unique Aspects
782:National Security Agency
29:National Security Agency
1273:The Wall Street Journal
884:President's Daily Brief
1234:Staff (June 6, 2013).
528:Insider Threat Program
960:Counter Proliferation
935:Legal Authority
333:Homeland Security Act
227:Databases, tools etc.
985:DNR Strong Selectors
982:DNI Strong Selectors
790:September 11 attacks
523:UN diplomatic spying
1326:Electrospaces.net:
1304:The Washington Post
1241:The Washington Post
1210:. September 8, 2013
1135:Blarney at a Glance
798:Upstream collection
394:Hepting v. AT&T
313:Privacy Act of 1974
91:Upstream collection
1394:The New York Times
1279:on January 3, 2015
1005:Known facilities:
815:Misrepresentations
807:slide revealed by
404:Clapper v. Amnesty
279:GCHQ collaboration
273:BOUNDLESSINFORMANT
1457:Mass surveillance
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399:Jewel v. NSA
355:Institutions
253:TRAFFICTHIEF
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31:surveillance
479:Publication
457:Thomas Tamm
389:ACLU v. NSA
328:Patriot Act
302:Legislation
162:Trailblazer
1441:Categories
1309:August 31,
1189:References
998:FISA Court
966:Diplomatic
932:Covername
880:FISA Court
837:New Jersey
833:Mark Klein
452:Mark Klein
195:Since 2007
167:Turbulence
146:Since 2001
134:Since 1998
122:Since 1990
111:ThinThread
85:Since 1978
1013:Room 641A
852:STORMBREW
825:Room 641A
656:Five Eyes
508:Cablegate
462:Russ Tice
263:XKeyscore
243:Main Core
211:Stateroom
157:STORMBREW
128:RAMPART-A
106:Main Core
1177:See also
1046:Glossary
1028:BLARNEY
1025:US-984X
1009:AT&T
972:Military
969:Economic
952:BLARNEY
944:Remarks
890:Workings
841:FAIRVIEW
821:AT&T
599:CYBERCOM
561:Metadata
550:Concepts
383:Lawsuits
285:MUSCULAR
258:DISHFIRE
206:Dropmire
172:Genoa II
101:FAIRVIEW
74:SHAMROCK
58:Pre-1978
53:Programs
848:OAKSTAR
778:BLARNEY
502:Related
290:Tempora
268:ICREACH
248:MAINWAY
233:PINWALE
216:Bullrun
152:OAKSTAR
96:BLARNEY
69:MINARET
64:ECHELON
917:SIGADs
911:SIGADs
556:SIGINT
238:MARINA
221:MYSTIC
79:PROMIS
955:FISA
921:PRISM
805:PRISM
712:Other
201:PRISM
116:Genoa
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876:FISA
725:DGSE
706:GCSB
682:GCHQ
670:CSEC
361:FISC
323:ECPA
318:FISA
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589:CSS
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