How the NSA Knows ∞∞∞ Likes Dwarf Porn, and other stuff
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:56 am
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/j ... nline-data
...XKeyscore, the documents boast, is the NSA's "widest reaching" system developing intelligence from computer networks – what the agency calls Digital Network Intelligence (DNI). One presentation claims the program covers "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet", including the content of emails, websites visited and searches, as well as their metadata.
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Well. Orwell nailed it....training materials for XKeyscore detail how analysts can use it and other systems to mine enormous agency databases by filling in a simple on-screen form giving only a broad justification for the search. The request is not reviewed by a court or any NSA personnel before it is processed...
