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'''FASCIA''' is a [[database]] created and used by the U.S. [[National Security Agency]] that contains trillions of device-location records that are collected from a variety of sources.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/nsa-tracking-millions-of-cellphones-globally/article5424401.ece |title=NSA tracking millions of cellphones globally |author=Narayan Lakshman |work=The Hindu |date=2013-12-05 |access-date=2014-03-23 |archive-date=2014-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424062040/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/nsa-tracking-millions-of-cellphones-globally/article5424401.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Its existence was revealed during the 2013 [[global surveillance disclosure]] by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref name="apps.washingtonpost-nsa-fascia">{{cite news |url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/fascia-the-nsas-huge-trove-of-location-records/637/ |title=FASCIA: The NSA's huge trove of location records |author=The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2013-12-04 |format=2 slides |access-date=2014-03-23 |archive-date=2014-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101195543/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/fascia-the-nsas-huge-trove-of-location-records/637/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
'''FASCIA''' is a [[database]] created and used by the U.S. [[National Security Agency]] that contains trillions of device-location records that are collected from a variety of sources.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/nsa-tracking-millions-of-cellphones-globally/article5424401.ece |title=NSA tracking millions of cellphones globally |author=Narayan Lakshman |work=The Hindu |date=2013-12-05 |access-date=2014-03-23 |archive-date=2014-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424062040/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/nsa-tracking-millions-of-cellphones-globally/article5424401.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Its existence was revealed during the 2013 [[global surveillance disclosure]] by [[Edward Snowden]].<ref name="apps.washingtonpost-nsa-fascia">{{cite news |url=https://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/fascia-the-nsas-huge-trove-of-location-records/637/ |title=FASCIA: The NSA's huge trove of location records |author=The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2013-12-04 |format=2 slides |access-date=2014-03-23 |archive-date=2014-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101195543/http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/fascia-the-nsas-huge-trove-of-location-records/637/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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FASCIA is a database created and used by the U.S. National Security Agency that contains trillions of device-location records that are collected from a variety of sources.[1] Its existence was revealed during the 2013 global surveillance disclosure by Edward Snowden.[2]
Scope of surveillance[edit]
The FASCIA database stores various types of information, including Location Area Codes (LACs), Cell Tower IDs (CeLLIDs), Visitor Location Registers (VLRs), International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEIs) and MSISDNs (Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Numbers).[1][2]
Over a period of about seven months, more than 27 terabytes of location data were collected and stored in the database.[3]
Gallery[edit]
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Every day, five billion device-location records are added to the database
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Narayan Lakshman (2013-12-05). "NSA tracking millions of cellphones globally". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ a b The Washington Post (2013-12-04). "FASCIA: The NSA's huge trove of location records" (2 slides). The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
- ^ The Washington Post (2013-12-04). "GHOSTMACHINE: The NSA's cloud analytics platform" (4 slides). The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
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