“The United States government can’t simply run an anonymity system for everybody and then use it themselves only. Because then every time a connection came from it people would say, “Oh, it’s another CIA agent.” If those are the only people using the network.” -Roger Dingledine, co-founder of the Tor Network, 2004 In early July…
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The NSA ANT catalog is a 50-page classified document listing technology available to the United States National Security Agency Tailored Access Operations by the Advanced Network Technology Division to aid in cyber surveillance. Most devices are described as already operational and available to US nationals and members of the Five Eyes alliance. This is the catalog of these classified programs.
Domestic Surveillance is a team sport. The NSA’s success depends upon their partnership with other federal, state, and local agencies. The USA PATRIOT Act was passed in 2001 for the purpose of “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”. This far-reaching law gave them a wide range of…
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There are several databases across the United States. Just about every agency and form of law enforcement has their own internal database, of which members must log in. This information is then shared and cross-referenced to assist other agencies and even countries in gathering information on individuals. This is a list of the databases, ranging from local law enforcement to Homeland Security.
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