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Computers and Surveillance

NSA leaksdifferent types of surveillance

surveillance programscontroversy

questionssome books and movies

NSA Leaks

On June 5 2013 classified documents are leaked that reveal the NSA is collecting phone records.

The PRISM program allowing the NSA access to the systems of tech giants is exposed the next day along with the Boundless Informant used for tracking how much data is obtained for each country.

June 9th Edward Snowden identifies himself as the one who leaked documents.

On July 31st the Xkeyscore tool allowing NSA analysts to search databases of most online activity.

September 5th The Guardian reports that NSA and GCHQ have defeated most internet encryption standards, mostly through cooperation with internet and tech companies. The project name is Bullrun.

October 4th it is reported NSA and GCHQ have identified a small number of TOR users.

Types of Surveillance

computer

telephone

camera

social network

biometric

aerial

data mining

corporate

identification

satellite

RFID

GPS

bugs

postal

manual

Surveillance programs Echelon

Data Retention Directive

INDECT

Schengen Information System

Golden Shield Project

Frenchelon

Centralized Monitoring System

DRDO NETRA

NATGRID

SORM

Titan Traffic Database

Onyx

Impact Nominal Index

Interception Modernisation Programme

Mastering the Internet

UK National DNA Database

Tempora

Boundless Informant

Stuxnet

Carnivore

Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

DCSNet

Fairview

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Magic Lantern

Main Core

Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative

NSA Call Database

PRISM

Room 641A

Special Collection Service

Stellar Wind

Tailored Access Operations

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program

Intelligence Comunnity

Utah Data Center

X-Keyscore

GhostNet

Surveillance Can be Good Batman used surveillance to find the Joker prevent terrorism prevent crime

Controversy

political espionage industrial espionage privacy trust surveillance shouldn't be secret increases risk of blackmail and coercion psychological effects

Questions to Ask

is mass surveillance worth losing privacy?

does mass surveillance work?

can people defend their information?

Books and Movies

1984 Minority Report The Lives of Others Digital Fortress Echelon Conspiracy Demolition Man

Sources

Wikipedia IMDB Harvard Law Review.org ACLU.org EFF.org WIRED.com GIZMODO The Guardian NSA.gov