GSM Classification Guide
Title
GSM Classification Guide
Subject
SIGINT - Signals intelligence
Description
This document is a classification guide relating to elements of the NSA's GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) surveillance programs. It relates specifically to the harvesting and processing of mass bulk location information produced by mobile devices. This data is largely stored within the FASCIA database, and queryed using the CHALKFUN tool.
Creator
National Security Agency
Publisher
The Washington Post
Relation
Snowden
Language
en
Date:Created
2012
Source:Classification
COMINT
Source:Redactions
None
Report:Creator
Barton Gellman
NumPages
2
CreatorOffice
NSA
Date:Leaked
2013-12-10
Distribution
5VEY
Surveillance Programs
GSM Surveillance Programs; CHALKFUN; FASCIA
Collection
Citation
National Security Agency, “GSM Classification Guide,” Snowden Archive, accessed December 22, 2024, https://snowden.glendon.yorku.ca/items/show/9.
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