Special Source Operations division of the NSA
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The Special Source Operations division of the NSA is a highly secretive unit responsible for collecting and exploiting data from major telecommunications and internet companies for U.S. signals intelligence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NSA Special Source Operations | 1 |
| Special Source Operations division of the NSA canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of the National Security Agency
ⓘ
signals intelligence unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSO ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | Top Secret ⓘ |
| collects |
communications metadata
ⓘ
content of communications ⓘ internet communications data ⓘ |
| collectsFrom |
backbone network operators
ⓘ
major internet companies ⓘ major telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
corporate-partner focused collection unit
ⓘ
highly secretive ⓘ |
| field |
communications intelligence
ⓘ
electronic surveillance ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fiber-optic cable interception
ⓘ
internet traffic collection ⓘ telephone metadata collection ⓘ |
| goal |
provide data to NSA analytic systems
ⓘ
support U.S. foreign intelligence requirements ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
BLARNEY
ⓘ
FAIRVIEW ⓘ OAKSTAR ⓘ PRISM ⓘ STORMBREW ⓘ UPSTREAM collection programs ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Fort Meade, Maryland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
communications transiting U.S. infrastructure
ⓘ
foreign intelligence collection ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Executive Order 12333
ⓘ
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ⓘ Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disclosed in 2013 Edward Snowden leaks ⓘ |
| operatesIn | global communications networks ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
ⓘ
U.S. congressional intelligence committees ⓘ executive branch of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. executive branch
|
| parentOrganization | National Security Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
Signals Intelligence Directorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Signals Intelligence Directorate of the NSA
|
| primaryTask |
collection of data from internet service providers
ⓘ
collection of data from telecommunications companies ⓘ exploitation of communications infrastructure for intelligence ⓘ |
| subjectOf | declassified NSA slides released by journalists ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
bulk interception of communications data
ⓘ
partnerships with private sector companies ⓘ upstream collection ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.