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DNR Metadata, voice and fax; DNI content and metadata
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Counterterrorism in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia
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1058:Media Relating to OAKSTAR and Upstream Collection
779:is a secret internet surveillance program of the
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1071:Upstream: Map of International Cables
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819:Type of Information collected
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337:Protect America Act of 2007
176:Total Information Awareness
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139:Tailored Access Operations
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1030:FISA Amendments Act (FAA)
512:Surveillance of reporters
370:National Security Council
1167:OAKSTAR: YACHTSHOP SIGAD
1107:Upstream: Unique Aspects
781:National Security Agency
28:National Security Agency
961:US-3273 (PDDG:SK)
931:Worldwide DNI Metadata
928:Worldwide DNI Metadata
918:US-3247 (PDDG:PJ)
893:US-3230 (PDDG:0B)
888:"Foreign access point"
855:US-3217 (PDDG:MU)
827:US-3206 (PDDG:6T)
969:Transit Authority and
527:Insider Threat Program
836:Executive Order 12333
813:Legal Authority
332:Homeland Security Act
226:Databases, tools etc.
522:UN diplomatic spying
1362:The Washington Post
1331:The Washington Post
1266:The Washington Post
1235:The Washington Post
903:"To be determined"
792:Upstream collection
393:Hepting v. AT&T
312:Privacy Act of 1974
90:Upstream collection
403:Clapper v. Amnesty
278:GCHQ collaboration
272:BOUNDLESSINFORMANT
1404:Mass surveillance
1368:on March 19, 2014
1306:on April 27, 2014
1272:on March 28, 2014
1241:on March 15, 2014
1210:on March 11, 2014
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965:SILVERZEPHYR
847:and content
831:MONKEYROCKET
816:Key Targets
807:Designation
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446:Thomas Drake
423:US v. Moalin
398:Jewel v. NSA
354:Institutions
252:TRAFFICTHIEF
150:
30:surveillance
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983:STEELKNIGHT
897:ORANGECRUSH
884:geolocation
478:Publication
456:Thomas Tamm
388:ACLU v. NSA
327:Patriot Act
301:Legislation
161:Trailblazer
1388:Categories
1204:Fantástico
1185:References
994:BLUEZEPHYR
936:BLUEANCHOR
810:Covername
451:Mark Klein
194:Since 2007
166:Turbulence
145:Since 2001
133:Since 1998
121:Since 1990
110:ThinThread
84:Since 1978
1372:March 23,
1341:March 23,
1310:March 23,
1276:March 23,
1245:March 23,
1214:March 23,
985:partner"
922:YACHTSHOP
911:PRIMECANE
876:Network,
655:Five Eyes
507:Cablegate
461:Russ Tice
262:XKeyscore
242:Main Core
210:Stateroom
156:STORMBREW
127:RAMPART-A
105:Main Core
1036:Glossary
1008:US-3354
990:US-3277
943:US-3251
845:metadata
822:Remarks
598:CYBERCOM
560:Metadata
549:Concepts
382:Lawsuits
284:MUSCULAR
257:DISHFIRE
205:Dropmire
171:Genoa II
100:FAIRVIEW
73:SHAMROCK
57:Pre-1978
52:Programs
777:OAKSTAR
501:Related
289:Tempora
267:ICREACH
247:MAINWAY
232:PINWALE
215:Bullrun
151:OAKSTAR
95:BLARNEY
68:MINARET
63:ECHELON
871:Roshan
799:SIGADs
555:SIGINT
237:MARINA
220:MYSTIC
78:PROMIS
711:Other
200:PRISM
115:Genoa
1374:2014
1343:2014
1312:2014
1278:2014
1247:2014
1216:2014
878:AWCC
843:DNI
724:DGSE
705:GCSB
681:GCHQ
669:CSEC
360:FISC
322:ECPA
317:FISA
971:FAA
874:GSM
736:BND
693:ASD
648:IAO
638:DHS
628:CIA
618:FBI
608:DOJ
588:CSS
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