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Surveillance and Surveillance and privacy in the privacy in the Snowden eraSnowden era

Nicky Hager Nicky Hager

30 January 201430 January 2014

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NSA HQ, Washington DC – NSA HQ, Washington DC –

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New Zealand’s Waihopai New Zealand’s Waihopai stationstation

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Sugar Grove, West Virginia

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NSA Yakima station in NSA Yakima station in Washington State, with Washington State, with dishes facing the Pacific dishes facing the Pacific

skiesskies

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Pine Gap, central Pine Gap, central AustraliaAustralia

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Menwith Hill station Menwith Hill station (NSA)(NSA)

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The Echelon Committee The Echelon Committee urged EU countries to . . .urged EU countries to . . . Acknowledge the existence of Echelon systemAcknowledge the existence of Echelon system Inform their citizens about the threats to Inform their citizens about the threats to

privacyprivacy Establish Europe-wide advisory agencies to Establish Europe-wide advisory agencies to

provide practical assistance in protection provide practical assistance in protection against surveillance, including promoting against surveillance, including promoting encryption technology and development of encryption technology and development of open-source encryption software.open-source encryption software.

Systematically encrypt their government e-Systematically encrypt their government e-mails “so that ultimately encryption becomes mails “so that ultimately encryption becomes the norm.”the norm.”

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Main interception Main interception locations todaylocations today

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““Special collection” Special collection” (embassy-based (embassy-based eavesdropping eavesdropping

operations)operations)

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Target logs into Yahoo Target logs into Yahoo accountaccount

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SSO site detects userSSO site detects user

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User’s packet forwarded User’s packet forwarded to TAO(Taylored Access to TAO(Taylored Access

Ops) Foxacid serverOps) Foxacid server

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Injects code into packet Injects code into packet and send it back to userand send it back to user

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Foxacid packet beats the Foxacid packet beats the Yahoo packet back to the Yahoo packet back to the

useruser

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Foxacid now in Foxacid now in background behind background behind

Yahoo webpageYahoo webpage

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NSA’s TAO unit sends NSA’s TAO unit sends implant into user’s implant into user’s

computercomputer

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Target implanted!Target implanted!

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Main interception Main interception locations todaylocations today

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Growth of the InternetGrowth of the Internet

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Growth of the InternetGrowth of the Internet

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Nicky HagerNicky Hagernicky@paradise.net.nznicky@paradise.net.nz