31 events with tag "NSA"
1945
ID: 1559
Project SHAMROCK begins (1945-1975) - NSA/CIA collect telegraphic data with communication companies
ID: 1559
1952
ID: 1667
National Security Agency (NSA) officially established by President Truman
ID: 1667
2001
ID: 3060
STELLARWIND begins - Warrantless surveillance program authorized by President Bush shortly after 9/11
ID: 3060
2001
ID: 3063
President's Surveillance Program (PSP) launches - Umbrella program containing multiple surveillance activities
ID: 3063
2001
ID: 3064
Terrorist Surveillance Program begins - Electronic surveillance component of PSP
ID: 3064
2005
ID: 3117
Turbulence - NSA information technology project for data analysis begins
ID: 3117
2006
ID: 3131
Section 215 Bulk Metadata Collection begins - NSA starts bulk collection of telephone metadata
ID: 3131
2006
ID: 3132
MAINWAY Database established - Stores hundreds of billions of telephone call records
ID: 3132
2007
ID: 3141
STELLARWIND/PSP Authorization Expires - Programs transition to statutory authority under Protect America Act
ID: 3141
2007
ID: 3143
XKeyscore used by Germany's BND since 2007 - 'Widest reaching' NSA data collection system
ID: 3143
2007
ID: 3142
September 11, 2007
PRISM program launches - Begins collecting data from internet companies - Microsoft joined
ID: 3142
2008
ID: 3150
Protect America Act of 2007 enabled PRISM operations
ID: 3150
2008
ID: 3151
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 provided legal framework
ID: 3151
2008
ID: 3153
Yahoo! joins PRISM
ID: 3153
2009
ID: 3167
Google joins PRISM
ID: 3167
2009
ID: 3168
Facebook joins PRISM
ID: 3168
2009
ID: 3169
PalTalk joins PRISM
ID: 3169
2010
ID: 3182
YouTube joins PRISM
ID: 3182
2011
ID: 3197
Skype joins PRISM
ID: 3197
2011
ID: 3198
AOL joins PRISM
ID: 3198
2011
ID: 3200
Internet Metadata Collection Discontinued due to operational constraints
ID: 3200
2012
ID: 3213
Apple joins PRISM
ID: 3213
2012
ID: 3215
Edward Snowden begins downloading sensitive intelligence material
ID: 3215
2012
ID: 3216
MUSCULAR - NSA/GCHQ program intercepting Google and Yahoo data center communications; 181 million records in 30 days
ID: 3216
2013
ID: 3243
BOUNDLESS INFORMANT: System for analyzing global surveillance data becomes operational
ID: 3243
2013
ID: 3244
First Snowden revelations - NSA collecting Verizon phone records
ID: 3244
2013
ID: 3245
PRISM program revealed - forcing tech companies to hand over data
ID: 3245
2013
ID: 3246
Snowden identified as source
ID: 3246
2013
ID: 3247
NSA collecting 5 billion mobile phone location records daily, stored in FASCIA database
ID: 3247
2015
ID: 3274
USA Freedom Act - Reformed Section 215, ended bulk phone metadata collection
ID: 3274
2015
ID: 3275
Section 215 Bulk Collection Ended - NSA stopped bulk telephone metadata collection
ID: 3275