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Content Acquisition Optimization
This document is a briefing describing the NSA's problems with overcollection of data from email address books and instant messaging buddy lists, as well as NSA efforts to filter out useless information. The briefing concludes with a case study of an…
Content Extraction Enhancements for Target Analytics
This document is a presentation demonstrating the NSA's mass untargeted collection and analysis of SMS text messages. It gives figures demostrating the programs reach. Collection data includes VCARDS, Geocoordinates, Missed Calls, SIM Card Changes,…
Content or Metadata? Categorisation of aspects of intercepted communications - GCHQ policy guideance
This document is a policy guideline for use by GCHQ. It details what elements of online communications can be classified as "Metadata" or "Content". It also provides a content schema for data classes.
Converged Analysis of Smartphone Devices
This document is a presentation detailing the potential uses of smartphone devices for signals intelligence. The presentation highlights the ability to access social media, location, search history, network history, and photo data from smartphones.…
Corporate FAA Reporting Metrics
This document contains a NSA graph detailing the reports made by data from various telecommunications companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook and Paltalk.
Counterterrorism (CT) Relationship with the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German Federal Office for the President of the Constitution (BfV)
This document is an internal NSA memo detailing the relationships existing between the NSA and the German BND (Federal Intelligence Service) and BfV (Office for the Protection of the Constitution). Various collaborative projects are described,…
Counterterrorism (CT) Relationship with the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) anf the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV)
This document is a briefing sheet describing elements of the intelligence relationship between the National Security Agency and the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV).…
CRISSCROSS/PROTON Point Paper
This document is a point paper on CRISSCROSS/PROTON with the purpose to provide DIRNSA information on subject. The paper gives a detailed overview of the communications metadata collection and access applications CRISSCROSS and its more sophisticated…
Crypt Discovery - Joint Collaboration Activity
This document is a report prepared in conjunction between the NSA and GCHQ. It documents a collaborative plan to develop and use various surveillance tools aimed at subverting encryption technologies.
Cryptanalysis & Exploitation Services : Analysis of Target Systems
This document is an extract of a report created by the NSA's division of Cryptanalysis and Exploitation Services (CES). It describes the Target Systems Project, which aims to produce capacities to exploit new communications technologies and systems…