XKeyscore: Another NSA Revelation

One presentation claims the XKeyscore program covers 'nearly everything a typical user does on the internet'

XKeyscore: NSA Tool Collects 'Nearly Everything A User Does On The Internet' -- The Guardian

• XKeyscore gives 'widest-reaching' collection of online data
• NSA analysts require no prior authorization for searches
• Sweeps up emails, social media activity and browsing history
• NSA's XKeyscore program – read one of the presentations

A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals, according to documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The NSA boasts in training materials that the program, called XKeyscore, is its "widest-reaching" system for developing intelligence from the internet.

The latest revelations will add to the intense public and congressional debate around the extent of NSA surveillance programs. They come as senior intelligence officials testify to the Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday, releasing classified documents in response to the Guardian's earlier stories on bulk collection of phone records and Fisa surveillance court oversight.

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More News On XKeyscore

A Terrifying Sentence From the Latest Edward Snowden Leak Story -- The Atlantic
New Snowden leak: NSA program collects all online activity -- Salon
NSA XKeyscore database tracks email, Facebook chats, and more, new documents show -- The Verge
Report: Snowden says NSA can tap e-mail, Facebook chats -- USA Today
New leak reveals 'widest-reaching' NSA program that allegedly collects data — without warrant — on all online users' email, online chats and browsing histories in real time -- New York Post
NSA can read emails, online chats and track Web browsing habits without warrant, documents leaked by Edward Snowden show -- New York Daily News
New NSA Leaks Show How Easily The Government Can See Almost Everything You Do On The Internet -- SFGate/Business Insider
NSA Project X-Keyscore Collects Nearly Everything You Do On The Internet -- Tech Crunch
Newly leaked NSA program lets government see 'nearly everything' you do -- CNet
Another Snowden Leak: NSA Program Taps Everything You Do Online -- Mashable
XKeyscore program indexes everyday internet activities, Snowden documents show -- Gigaom
Meet XKeyscore: The NSA's Secret Real-Time Internet Snooping System That May Have Already Met You -- Fast Company
The Guardian: NSA's XKeyscore tool is its 'widest reaching' system for collecting online data -- Endgadget