A BRIEF TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

OF NSA SURVEILANCE PROGRAMSBY CORY ANDREW HOFSTAD

DOCUMENT OVERVIEW

2. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW OF TWO (2) NSA SPYING APPLICATIONS

4. TECHNICAL LINKS AND RESOURCES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

3. TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF NSA SPYING APPLICATIONS

TOPICS OUT OF THE SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENTATIONPOLITICS OF NSA SCANDAL CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNSPRIVACY VS SECURITY

1. INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

WALKTHROUGH OF X-KEYSCORE & PRISM APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION

FEATURES & REAL WORLD TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OVERVIEW

OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTATION & INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH

WALKTHROUGH OF X-KEYSCORE & PRISM APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION

INTRODUCTION

JUNE 6TH , 2013

• Guardian releases classified training material obtained

from a contracted NSA program instructor named

Edward Snowden.

• Documentation was created for training purposes and was used in

presentations & instructional demonstrations.

• Documents provide details and technical overviews of capabilities of

current NSA surveillance operations.

• Documents were reviewed and published by American journalist and

lawyer Glen Greenwald.

LINKS FOR RESEARCHPRIMARY RESOURCES

THE GUARDIAN PUBLICATIONShttp://www.theguardian.com/us-news/the-nsa-files

IC OFF THE RECORDhttps://nsa.gov1.info/dni/

Original source of NSA documentation and direct interviews with Edward Snowden.

Original source of legal overview by Lawyer and Journalist Glen Greenwald.

Raw Database of classified documentation related to surveillance ranging from 2013-2014.

Includes PRISM Documents & X-Keyscore Documents as well as the NSA TAO ANT Catalog.

ADDITIONAL SOURCES

https://www.aclu.org/files/natsec/nsa/20140130/NSA%27s%20Spy%20Catalogue.pdf

http://mashable.com/2014/06/05/edward-snowden-revelations/

The 10 Biggest Revelations From Edward Snowden's Leaks

ACLU – NSA Tailored Access Operations, ANT Catalog