Global surveillance by category

This is a category of disclosures related to global surveillance.

The following table describes what is known about the below SIGINT Activity Designators (SIGADs). It is not presumed to be complete.

PINWALE
MARINA

Transit Authority
FAA

TRAFFICTHIEF
MARINA
MAINWAY
FALLOUT
PINWALE
CONVEYANCE
NUCLEON

Note: SIGADs not otherwise designated are presumed to operate under the legal authority of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA)

The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is the main British intelligence agency responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance to the British government and armed forces.

In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding information in such a way that eavesdroppers or hackers cannot read it, but that authorized parties can. According to Snowden's recommendations published by The Guardian Edward in September 2013, properly implemented strong crypto systems were among the few things which one can rely on. However, endpoint security is often too weak to prevent the NSA from finding ways around it.

In September 2013, it was reported by the press that a number of countries deemed by the US and its allies to be rogue states, such as Syria, Iran and North Korea, had successfully evaded U.S. government surveillance by constructing secret bunkers deep below the Earth's surface.

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