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This document is a report from the BOUNDLESSINFORMANT big data analysis tool used by the NSA. It shows the NSA's efforts in monitoring telephonic and internet communications in Afghanistan in a 30 day period between December 10 2012 and Janurary 8…

This document is an article from SIDtoday, an internal NSA newsletter, discussing the importance of the NSA's Remote Operations Center (ROC) to the agencies "objective of Global Network Dominance." The ROC specializes in computer network operations…

This document is a readme for the Communications System (Comms) used by the NSA's XKEYSCORE data analysis tool. The Communications System is the primary means used by XKEYSCORE to communicate among servers and with the outside internet.

This document, acquired via a freedom of Information Act lawsuit by EPIC, is a collection of reports detailing the number of times the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court authorized the use of Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices in order to…

This document contains posts from an internal NSA message board outlining methods for collecting data on unknown potential targets by way of infiltrating systems administrator accounts.

This GCSB document contains one slide pertaining to the SPEARHEAD project in New Zealand, an alleged collaboration with the NSA which sought to access to underwater cable for mass surveillance puposes. The slide only says that the SPEARHEAD project…

This document is an internal NSA presentation describing the agencies efforts in Identity Intelligence, a surveillance technique based on "exploiting pieces of information that are unique to an individual to track, exploit and identify targets of…

This document is a NSA brief on the success of Forward Production - a program developed by NSA/CSS Europe (NCEUR) - which uses intellignce information in North Africa to "engage and enable regional governments to conduct successful counterterrorism…

This document contains internal NSA training material, explaining in detail the rules ensuring the NSA's compliance with FISA, FISC and Executive Order 12333 in their SIGINT activities. The document specifically relates to the NSA's Business Records…

This document is a NSA visit précis detailing the upcoming visit of New Zealand Director, Intelligence Coordination Group, Ambassador Roy Ferguson. The agenda's "primary purpose for the visit is to provide an update on legislation being proposed for…