Global Telecoms Exploitation is reportedly a secret
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
telephonic mass surveillance
Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens. The surveillance is often carried out by Local government, local and federal governments or intell ...
programme run by the British
signals intelligence
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of ''signals'', whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly u ...
and
computer security
Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is a subdiscipline within the field of information security. It consists of the protection of computer software, systems and computer network, n ...
agency, the
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Its existence was revealed along with its sister programme,
Mastering the Internet, in June 2013, as part of the
global surveillance disclosures by the former
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the director of national intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and proces ...
contractor
Edward Snowden
Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is a former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence contractor and whistleblower who leaked classified documents revealing the existence of global surveillance programs.
Born in 1983 in Elizabeth ...
.
In May 2014, Glenn Greenwald, in his book "Nowhere to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and US Government Spying", published documents relating to the program, in addition to those previously published in the press around the world.
Jornalista do caso Snowden lança livro com novas espionagens da NSA - notícias em O Programa
Sem Lugar para se Esconder: Edward Snowden, a NSA e a Espionagem do Governo Americano - Rede Globo - 13 de maio de 2014
See also
* Mass surveillance in the United Kingdom
* Mastering the Internet
* Tempora
References
Civil rights and liberties in the United Kingdom
Mass intelligence-gathering systems
Programmes of the Government of the United Kingdom
Computer network security
GCHQ operations
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