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The '''National Security Agency''' ('''NSA''') is a [[United States of America|U.S.]] government agency responsible for illegal surveillance programs, which works in collaboration with software giants to produce exploits and backdoors such as [[_NSAKEY]]<ref>{{Web citation|title=_NSAKEY has been renamed to _KEY2|url=https://www.stat.rice.edu/~dobelman/kstorm.txt}}</ref> | [[File:NSA logo.png|thumb|183x183px|Seal]] | ||
The '''National Security Agency''' ('''NSA''') is a [[United States of America|U.S.]] government agency responsible for illegal surveillance programs, which works in collaboration with software giants to produce exploits and backdoors such as [[_NSAKEY]].<ref>{{Web citation|title=_NSAKEY has been renamed to _KEY2|url=https://www.stat.rice.edu/~dobelman/kstorm.txt}}</ref> [[Edward Snowden]] revealed that the NSA was spying on U.S. citizens through their phones.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nafeez Ahmed|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Whistleblowers Say NSA Still Spies on American Phones in Hidden Program|date=2019-03-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/whistleblowers-say-nsa-still-spies-american-phones-hidden-program/256208/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121153459/https://www.mintpressnews.com/whistleblowers-say-nsa-still-spies-american-phones-hidden-program/256208/|archive-date=2022-01-21|retrieved=2022-08-27}}</ref> In addition, the NSA spies on other countries including [[Kingdom of Denmark|Denmark]], [[Kingdom of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Kingdom of Norway|Norway]], [[French Republic|France]], [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]], and the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2020-12-10|title=Outposts of the U.S. Surveillance Empire: Denmark and Beyond|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/12/10/outposts-of-the-u-s-surveillance-empire-denmark-and-beyond/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023041347/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2020/12/10/outposts-of-the-u-s-surveillance-empire-denmark-and-beyond/|archive-date=2022-10-23|retrieved=2022-12-28|author=Ron Ridenour}}</ref> The NSA is currently developing facial recognition technology.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Sarah Lazare|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=NSA Gathering Millions Of Images For Facial Recognition Technology|date=2014-06-02|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/nsa-gathering-millions-images-facial-recognition-technology/191766/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617112708/https://www.mintpressnews.com/nsa-gathering-millions-images-facial-recognition-technology/191766/|archive-date=2019-06-17|retrieved=2022-08-31}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:31, 7 July 2023
The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. government agency responsible for illegal surveillance programs, which works in collaboration with software giants to produce exploits and backdoors such as _NSAKEY.[1] Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA was spying on U.S. citizens through their phones.[2] In addition, the NSA spies on other countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, and the Netherlands.[3] The NSA is currently developing facial recognition technology.[4]
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- ↑ "_NSAKEY has been renamed to _KEY2".
- ↑ Nafeez Ahmed (2019-03-13). "Whistleblowers Say NSA Still Spies on American Phones in Hidden Program" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ Ron Ridenour (2020-12-10). "Outposts of the U.S. Surveillance Empire: Denmark and Beyond" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ↑ Sarah Lazare (2014-06-02). "NSA Gathering Millions Of Images For Facial Recognition Technology" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2022-08-31.