Event Details
January 01, 2007
Description
NSA found a way to intercept Internet traffic before it was encrypted.
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSA | person | 2 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document appears to be page 206 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the file name 'Epst_' and the book title header). It discusses the NSA's operations at Fort Meade, the impact of the Edward Snowden leaks, and the agency's specific capability developed in 2007 to intercept internet traffic before encryption. It also details internal NSA security protocols, including the use of 'compartments' and the 'NSANet' to manage classified information.
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