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(June 7, 2013) UK gathering secret intelligence via covert NSA operation
Guardian (UK) ^ | Jun 7, 2013 | Nick Hopkisn

Posted on 03/25/2017 8:00:05 PM PDT by Ray76

(June 7, 2013) - The UK’s electronic eavesdropping and security agency, GCHQ, has been secretly gathering intelligence from the world’s biggest internet companies through a covertly run operation set up by America’s top spy agency, documents obtained by the Guardian reveal.

The details of GCHQ’s use of Prism are set out in documents prepared for senior analysts working at America’s National Security Agency, the biggest eavesdropping organisation in the world.

Dated April this year, the papers describe the remarkable scope of a previously undisclosed “snooping” operation which gave the NSA and the FBI easy access to the systems of nine of the world’s biggest internet companies. The group includes Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo and Skype.

Because the UK has a mutual legal assistance treaty with America, GCHQ can make an application through the US department of justice, which will make the approach on its behalf.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: gchq; peterthiel; prism; ukspyagency
Did Atny Gen Lynch request records from GCHQ?
1 posted on 03/25/2017 8:00:05 PM PDT by Ray76
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To: Ray76

NSA PRISM Powerpoint Slides

https://archive.org/details/NSA-PRISM-Slides


2 posted on 03/25/2017 8:04:11 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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Nice throwback to 2013. Trump supported BREXIT, Barry was against BREXIT. Barry threatens the UK to ‘go to the back of the queue’ for trade deals. Gee, isn’t this a setup for ‘coopetation’? Occam’s Razor...


3 posted on 03/25/2017 8:13:05 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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So the Brit LBGTHQ has been funded by the GOPee for quite some time now?


4 posted on 03/25/2017 8:26:03 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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The Spectre movie revolved around a secret organization gaming from within the coordinated security assets of an expanded FVEY "5-Eyes", to gain worldwide control. What irony--to actually be immersed within a 'Bond' like plot . . .
5 posted on 03/25/2017 9:21:16 PM PDT by Ozark Tom
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To: Ray76
Read the money line carefully:

A senior US administration official said: “The programme is subject to oversight by the foreign intelligence surveillance court, the executive branch, and Congress. It involves extensive procedures, specifically approved by the court, to ensure that only non-US persons outside the US are targeted, and that minimise the acquisition, retention and dissemination of incidentally acquired information about US persons.”

Legal weasel words. It did not say that FISA had total control. It did not say that Congress had control. It did not say that the Executive Branch had control. Note the "and" which implies all of them. My bet is they all have unrestrictive access and only FISA applications are held accountable. (for show)

6 posted on 03/26/2017 6:51:43 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Ray76; Liz; combat_boots; LucyT

More info from combat boots

Executive order 12139. Surveillance WITHOUT a court order can be ordered by the Attorney General.
Is this how Obama authorized Trump surveillance and Loretta Lynch ordered it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyWnrPlMIG4
https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/12139.html

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3538164/posts?page=288#288


7 posted on 03/26/2017 9:42:45 PM PDT by Whenifhow (when, if and how will Obama be gone?)
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To: Whenifhow; combat_boots; null and void; KC_Lion; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; TWhiteBear; ...

Check out # 7.

Also from combat boots:

Pamela Moore‏ @Pamela_Moore13 Follow More BOOM! Former WH officials coming forward with claims they were told by Obama to work against incoming Trump Administration
#wiretapping

https://twitter.com/Pamela_Moore13/status/846105743774363648

8 posted on 03/26/2017 9:48:38 PM PDT by LucyT
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More evidence that Judge Napolitano was correct?

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/16/andrew-napolitano-did-obama-spy-on-trump.html

He has been relieved of on-air duties/appearances at Fox (or Faux?) News.


9 posted on 03/26/2017 9:50:35 PM PDT by Drago
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