US

United States

Intel Environment

Military Alliance	NATO
Interior Intelligence Services
Exterior Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT	NSA
Military Intelligence Services
SIGINT/COMINT Alliances	UKUSA Agreement

Telco/Carrier/ISP Environment

Type

Name

Ownership

Main Office

URL

Notes

Transnational Cables and Connections

Type

Name

Ownership

Connecting Operator Point A

Connection Operator Point B

URL/Notes

SIGINT/COMINT and related Stations and Operators

Name	Location	Operator	Comment
Buckley Air National Guard Ground Base	Colorado
Elmendorf AFB	Elmendorf, Alaska	US AirForce	Wullenweber
Fort Gordon	Georgia (RSOC)
Imperial Beach	California
Kunia	Hawaii (RSOC)
NSA Headquarters	Fort Meade, Maryland
Northwest	Virginia
Rosman Research Station		NSA	Station Closed
Sabana Seca	Puerto Rico
San Antonio	Texas (RSOC)
Shemya	Alaska	Contractor Operated
Sugar Grove	West Virginia
NSA Utah Data Center	Utah	NSA
Winter Harbor	Maine
Yakima	Washington

LI Legislation

CALEA ("Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act"):

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act
• https://www.eff.org/issues/calea
• http://transition.fcc.gov/calea/

SIGINT/COMINT Legal Grounds

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

Vendor Appearance

• Vendor with Place of Registration in the US: ACCESSDATA, ACMEPACKET, BLUECOAT, COMMUNIGATE, COMVERSE, DIALOGIC, ETICONNECT, GIGAMON, GLIMMERGLASS, GUIDANCE, HARRIS, NARUS, NETOPTICS, NETQUEST, NETWITNESS, ONPATH, PENLINK, PHOENIX, POLARIS, RETENTIA, SS8, ULTRAREACH, VERINT, VINEYARD, VOCAL, WILDPACKETS

Articles / Events / Situations

2013

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20130313	citizenlab.org	You Only Click Twice: FinFisher’s Global Proliferation	FINFISHER / GAMMA / AU / BH / BD / BN / CA / CZ / EE / ET / DE / IN / ID / JP / LV / MY / MX / MN / NL / QA / RS / SG / TM / AE / GB / US / VN
20130110	spiegel.de	Cloud Computing: EU-Studie warnt vor Überwachung durch die USA	EU / FISA / US
20130108	slate.com	U.S. Spy Law Authorizes Mass Surveillance of European Citizens: Report	FISA / US / EU

2012

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20121228	theverge.com	Senate votes to let the NSA keep spying on you without a warrant until 2017	US / NSA
20121227	eff.org	Why We Should All Care About Today's Senate Vote on the FISA Amendments Act, the Warrantless Domestic Spying Bill	US
20121029	aclu.org	ACLU Tells Supreme Court FISA Surveillance Law is Unconstitutional	US
20120912	theverge.com	Warrantless wiretap bill passes in US House, authorizes 5 more years of domestic spying	US
20120822	nytimes.com	The Program: The filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data.	US / NSA
20120822	nytimes.com	OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR: Who's watching the Watchers? Giving In to the Surveillance State	US / NSA
08.08.2012	bloomberg.com	FinFisher Spyware Reach Found On Five Continents: Report	FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US
08.08.2012	community.rapid7.com	Analysis of the FinFisher Lawful Interception Malware	FINFISHER / AU / CZ / AE / ET / EE / ID / LV / MN / QA / US
28.07.2012	news.cnet.com	House panel approves broadened ISP snooping bill: By a 19 to 10 vote, a House committee votes to require Internet service providers to keep track of what their users are doing for one year in case it would be useful for future police investigations.	US
20120717	businessinsider.com	NSA Whistleblower Says The Feds Are Gathering Data On Nearly Every US Citizen	NSA / US
20120716	publicintelligence.net	Sworn Declaration of Whistleblower Willian Binney on NSA Domestic Surveillance Capabilities	US / NSA
13.07.2012	nytimes.com	That’s No Phone. That’s My Tracker.	US Tracking
10.07.2012	guardian.co.uk	The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret: As the US will neither affirm nor deny its vast dragnet of phone calls and emails, we must sue to protect our privacy and liberty	US NSA
20120619	theverge.com	NSA: Investigating privacy violations would violate privacy	US / NSA
07.06.2012	heise.de	Vorratsdatenspeicherung aus US-Gesetzentwurf getilgt	US Data Retention
22.06.2012	forbes.com	CEO Of Internet Provider Sonic.net: We Delete User Logs After Two Weeks. Your Internet Provider Should, Too.	US
20.06.2012	networkworld.com	NSA claims it would violate Americans' privacy to say how many of us it spied on	US
15.06.2012	cnet.com	FBI, DEA warn IPv6 could shield criminals from police: The FBI, DEA, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police say IPv6 may erode their ability to trace Internet addresses -- and warn new laws may be necessary if industry doesn't do more.	US CA
09.05.2012	spiegel.de	Computersicherheit: FBI warnt vor Software-Updates im Hotel	US Trojans
06.05.2012	salon.com	Surveillance State democracy: As the FBI seeks full access to all forms of Interent communication, it is not voters who need to be convinced	US
04.05.2012	news.cnet.com	FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now: CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet companies not to oppose a law making those backdoors mandatory.	US
24.04.2012	sueddeutsche.de	Sanktionen gegen Schnüffler: Obama will Unterdrückung durch Technologie verhindern	US SY IR
23.04.2012	networkworld.com	Obama authorizes sanctions against surveillance tech in Syria, Iran	US SY IR
03.04.2012	wired.com	Shady Companies With Ties to Israel Wiretap the U.S. for the NSA	US IL NSA VERINT COMVERSE NARUS ELTA NICE UNIT 8200
15.03.2012	wired.com	The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)	US NSA
03.02.2012	news.cnet.com	Anti-SOPA forces have ISP snooping bill in their crosshairs: An Internet outcry forced Rep. Lamar Smith to delay a vote on SOPA. Opponents of Smith's ISP snooping bill are hoping they can repeat the process.	US

2011

Date	Source	Title	Tags
27.12.2011	cryptome.org	US Air Force (USAF) Advanced COMINT Collection Techniques & Enablers	US COMINT
20.12.2011	eff.org	Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices	US
09.12.2011	Wall Street Journal	Web Surveillance Software and Jobs	US
01.12.2011	Washington Post	Trade in surveillance technology raises worries
13.10.2011	Wired	Germany Sought Info About FBI Spy Tool in 2007	DE US Trojans
23.05.2011	the new yorker	The Secret Sharer: Is Thomas Drake an enemy of the state?	US NSA

2010

Date	Source	Title	Tags
29.11.2010	haaretz.com	U.S. spied on Israel's Washington embassy, claims ex-envoy	US IL

2000-2009

Date	Source	Title	Tags
01.08.2001	cryptome.org	Retention Periods of Major Cellular Service Providers]	US Data Retention
01.04.2010	heise.de	Urteil: NSA-Lauschprogramm rechtswidrig]	NSA
22.01.2009	Spiegel	ABHÖRSICHERES HANDY: Mr. President bekommt ein BarackBerry	sigint
29.08.2008	New York Times	Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.	sigint
24.08.2007	nytimes.com	Phone companies helped in eavesdropping, official confirms	US
06.08.2007	Spiegel Online	KOMMUNIKATIONS-ÜBERWACHUNG: Bush erlaubt Abhören ohne Gerichtsbeschluss	Lawful Interception
02.01.2006	Spiegel Online	Abhöraktionen: Bush verteidigt Lauschangriffe mit Angst vor Terror	Lawful Interception
26.01.2006	Spiegel Online	USA: Bush verteidigt Abhöraktion	Lawful Interception
18.04.2006	Spiegel Online	Abhöraktion der NSA: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen AT&T	NSA
11.05.2006	Spiegel Online	US-Regierung: Ermittlungen zu Bushs Lauschangriffen gestoppt	NSA
12.05.2006	Spiegel Online	NSA-Affäre: Helle Empörung über gigantische Abhöraktion	Strategic Interception NSA
10.06.2006	stern.de	US-Urteil: Internet-Telefonie muss abhörfähig sein	sigint
08.07.2006	Heise	FBI schlägt Abhör-Gesetz vor	sigint
16.06.2005	Spiegel Online	US-Militär: Mikrofone orten Heckenschützen	spionage sigint
10.08.2005	Spiegel Online	Belauschte Internettelefonie: USA fördern Abhörsoftware	sigint
16.12.2005	Spiegel Online	Abhöraffäre: Bush ließ US-Bürger durch NSA belauschen	NSA
02.03.2003	Spiegel	Geheim-Memorandum: USA sollen Sicherheitsrat ausspioniert haben	comint sigint privacy surveillance interception UN usg
12.12.2004	Spiegel Online	Abhör-Affäre: US-Regierung wollte al-Baradei mittels Lauschangriff aus dem Amt drängen	sigint
02.03.2003	observer.co.uk	US plan to bug Security Council: the text	surveillance sigint
02.03.2003	observer.co.uk	Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war	usawar surveillance spionage sigint comint UN usg
16.01.2002	newsmax.com	Spying on America	surveillance sigint backdoor COMVERSE VERINT mossad
19.04.2002	intern.de	USA: Massiver Anstieg der Überwachungen durch Patriot Act	surveillance sigint
21.05.2002	Cryptome	Interview w. Bruce McIndoe, lead architect, Echelon II	ECHELON SIGINT
14.06.2002	news-journalonline.com	Satellite buff captured NATO spy plane images	hacker IMAGERY-SATS intelligence SIGINT NATO
19.06.2002	Heise	Speicherung von Verbindungsdaten in den USA geplant	Data Retention privacy sigint US
20.06.2002	Spiegel	Terrorhinweis am 10. September: Morgen ist die Stunde null	US 20010911 sigint NSA
13.07.2002	Telepolis	US-Telekoms müssen jetzt Verbindungsdaten an Strafverfolger liefern	Data Retention sigint surveillance privacy US
16.01.2002	newsmax.com.	FBI Investigates Foreign Spy Ring – U.S. Companies Deny Involvement	sigint backdoor AMDOCS COMVERSE VERINT mossad
11.10.2001	AP	Secret Satellite for National Reconnaissance Office ocketed into space	sigint
13.12.2001	Spiegel Online	Das FBI gesteht: Ja, wir arbeiten am Schnüffelsystem Magic Lantern	surveillance Lawful Interception sigint fbi usg
19.12.2001	newsmax	U.S. Police and Intelligence Hit by Spy Network	surveillance sigint backdoor COMVERSE VERINT mossad
19.12.2001	Foxnews.com	U.S. Police and Intelligence Hit by Spy Network	backdoor sigint COMVERSE VERINT mossad
20.01.2000	ACLU	ACLU Press Release: Groups Challenge FBI Wiretap Standards, Say FCC Decision Threatens Communications Privacy	surveillance privacy Lawful Interception sigint
06.04.2000	ACLU	ACLU Press Release: Private Conversations Sent by Email Deserve the Same Protection as Telephone Conversations	surveillance Lawful Interception privacy sigint
24.07.2000	ACLU	ACLU Press Release: FBI Carnivore Wiretapping system is Unprecedented Power Grab	surveillance sigint Lawful Interception
24.07.2000	ACLU	ACLU Tells House Panel That FBI Is Engaged In Unprecedented Power Grab	surveillance privacy Lawful Interception sigint
21.11.2000	ACLU	ACLU Press Release: ACLU Slams Biased Review Team Thumbs-Up for Government Snoopware Program Carnivore	sigint privacy Lawful Interception

1990 - 1999

Date	Source	Title	Tags
28.05.1999	Telepolis	Existenz von ECHELON erstmals offiziell bestätigt	ECHELON SIGINT COMINT
24.02.1999	villagevoice.com	A Most Unusual Collection Agency: How the U.S. undid UNSCOM through its empire of electronic ears	US SIGINT
11.02.1998	AAP	[ FED: NOT ALL NEW CRIME SURVEILLANCE GIZMOS USED RESPONSIBLY]	privacy Lawful Interception sigint
29.08.1998	CBS Evening	Exploded Satellite Was To Track Osama Bin Laden	sigint obl
04.08.1996	Sunday Times	American spies hack into Euro computers to steal trade secrets	sigint crypto itsecurity spionage usg

1980-1989

Date	Source	Title	Tags
29.04.1989	cryptome.org	Jeffrey T. Richelson: The U.S. Intelligence Community	US SIGINT
12.08.1988	New Statesman	Somebody's listening	sigint surveillance secretservices ECHELON

1970 - 1979

Date	Source	Titlet	Tags
02.08.1972	Ramparts	U.S. Electronic Espionage: A Memoir	ECHELON