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PRISM​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‍‌‌​​‌‍​​‌​‍‍‌​‍‌

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NSA program collecting internet communications from tech companies
Tracked:NSA program collecting internet communications from tech companies · 1 documented connection
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Key Connections
← XKeyscore instrument
integrated_system
XKeyscore serves as search interface for data collected through multiple programs including PRISM
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 0d ago · Avg age: 1461d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Documented Records (2)
Sourced from government databases, press reports, and corporate filings. Not yet independently verified.
Primary Source PRISM allows NSA backdoor searches of Americans' communications by syste​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‍‌‌​​‌‍​​‌​‍‍‌​‍‌matically combing through databases for emails and messages of Americans
Primary Source PRISM program accounts for 91% of NSA's internet traffic acquired under FISA section 7​‌‍​‍‌‍‍‍‌‌​​‌‍​​‌​‍‍‌​‍‌02 authority and is the number one source of raw intelligence for NSA analytic reports
All Connections (1)
← XKeyscore instrument
integrated_system confirmed
XKeyscore serves as search interface for data collected through multiple programs including PRISM
Sources (2)
2023-02-27 ↗ ACLU reporting on NSA surveillance practices web_search Processed
2013-06-06 ↗ Snowden documents published by Guardian and Washington Post web_search Processed