12 Questions
What is the focus of Section III of the chapter on mass surveillance?
The links between FISA, E.O. 12333, and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
What does FISA primarily focus on initially?
Foreign-connected terrorists
What does Section VII of the chapter on mass surveillance examine?
The Fourth Amendment and the collection of metadata and content under FISA
What reflects the evolution of mass surveillance over the years?
A reduction of the scope of materials collected
What is the name of the program in which the NSA works with the United Kingdom’s intelligence agency to tap into the cables connecting internal Yahoo and Google networks?
MUSCULAR
Which program involves the government asking companies to turn over targeted communications?
PRISM
What is the name of the law applicable to the program that involves the government directly obtaining massive amounts of customers’ telephony metadata from communication providers?
FISA §215
Under which program does the NSA first identify selectors that are sent to a United States electronic communication service provider to acquire communications transiting through circuits used to facilitate Internet communications?
Domestic upstream collection
What is the technology involved in the upstream content collection by the NSA?
Tapping into the backbone of the Internet
Which program involves the NSA intercepting every cell phone call made 'to, from, and within the Bahamas, Mexico, Kenya, the Philippines, and Afghanistan'?
External collections
Which program involves telecommunications firms tapping into network switches located on U.S. soil to acquire content and metadata of foreign-to-foreign communications flowing past for the NSA?
Transit authority
What is the name of the program that involves the NSA obtaining a wide range of information transmitted, stored, and accessed on the Internet?
MUSCULAR
Test your knowledge of the evolution of mass surveillance in the United States with this quiz. Explore the changes in legal authorities and scope of materials collected, and understand the balance between domestic security and privacy.
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