Thursday, September 12, 2013

An Infographic On The NSA Cell Phone Tracking Program

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Infographic: A Look At NSA Cell Phone Tracking -- Intomobile

Ever since Edward Snowden leaked classified NSA files a few months ago, new revelations of the government spy agency’s questionable tactics are a daily occurrence. A new infographic helps explain the extent of the NSA spying program, as it pertains to tracking the mobile devices of American citizens.

The infographic starts out by explaining the way in which the NSA gathers data and meta-data, which begins by gathering a massive amount of emails, browsing histories, and even Google Maps browsing history. The NSA essentially gobbles up all of the data it can on citizens, and then analyzes it after the data is stored on one of the NSA’s servers. While almost all of America’s wireless carriers have been implicated in providing data and or”backdoor access” to the NSA, Verizon was the first company to be found giving up customer call meta-data to the NSA.

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