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*Meet The NSA's New Data Centers: Russia, China, And Venezuela -- Passport/Foreign Policy* Here's something the National Security Agency probably isn't happy to find in Edward Snowden's latest revelation about its activities: The surprising locations of the servers that make up the program X-KEYSCORE, which, according to one leaked agency presentation, has the ability to vacuum up nearly every move a user makes on the Internet. Those locations reportedly include China, Ecuador, Russia, Sudan, and Venezuela. In short, the NSA has managed to either place or gain access to servers in a collection of countries that are deeply hostile to the United States. Put another way, computer technicians in every one of those countries are probably combing through their systems right now to figure out ways to boot out the NSA. *Read more<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/31/meet_the_nsas_new_data_centers_russia_china_venezuela> * .... * My Comment:* It appears that we do not only live in a global economy .... but we also live in an interconnected global communication grid that has the US intelligence community deeply embedded in the servers that manage this grid. As a result .... the only way that countries like China, Russia, Venezuela, etc. can "kick-out" the NSA is by cutting themselves out from the world wide web .... a prospect that is now impossible for these countries to implement. - PASSPORT How Did the NSA Get Servers in Russia and China? <http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/31/meet_the_nsas_new_data_centers_russia_china_venezuela> - THE CABLE Could New Iran Sanctions Help With a Nuclear Deal? <http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/31/could_the_houses_new_iran_sanctions_actually_help_forge_a_nuclear_deal> - PASSPORT Is Italys Most Important Feminist a Berlusconi? <http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/31/marina_berlusconi_feminist_icon> Meet the NSA's New Data Centers: Russia, China, and Venezuela<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/31/meet_the_nsas_new_data_centers_russia_china_venezuela> Posted By Elias Groll <http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/blog/737006> Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 5:00 PM Share <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20> Here's something the National Security Agency probably isn't happy to find in Edward Snowden's latest revelation<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data> about its activities: The surprising locations of the servers that make up the program X-KEYSCORE, which, according to one leaked agency presentation, has the ability to vacuum up nearly every move a user makes on the Internet. More FP CoverageOF THE NSA LEAKS<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/archive/taxonomy/NSA> - No More Kangaroo Courts If These Spy Bills Pass<http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/01/no_more_kangaroo_courts_new_bills_could_make_spy_oversight_real> - Breach or Debate<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/1/breach_or_debate_congress_snowden_prism> - Snowden Wins Asylum, WikiLeaks Declares Victory<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/01/snowden_wins_asylum_wikileaks_declares_victory> Those locations reportedly include China, Ecuador, Russia, Sudan, and Venezuela. In short, the NSA has managed to either place or gain access to servers in a collection of countries that are deeply hostile to the United States. Put another way, computer technicians in every one of those countries are probably combing through their systems right now to figure out ways to boot out the NSA. The image at the top of this post comes from Wednesday's*Guardian* story on X-KEYSCORE, which includes a set of slides<http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jul/31/nsa-xkeyscore-program-full-presentation> described as internal NSA training material. The slide in question says that the program includes roughly 150 sites around the world and spans some 700 servers. The *Guardian*'s coverage does not make entirely clear how the program works, but the report seems to outline a system that perches on top of communications infrastructure and sucks up streams of data that the X-KEYSCORE system then sifts into a searchable format. According to the * Guardian*, the volume of collected information is so large that content is stored on the system for three to five days before being deleted, and metadata stays on the system for 30 days. The picture that emerges is of NSA analysts running searches against a continuous data stream. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out how Chinese officials might feel about the NSA operating a mass-collection system inside its borders. "The Prismgate affair is itself just like a prism that reveals the true face and hypocritical conduct regarding Internet," Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Yang Yujun said<http://world.time.com/2013/07/01/china-accuses-u-s-of-hypocrisy-on-cyberattacks/#ixzz2aeJUzcz2> earlier this month. "To, on the one hand, abuse one's advantages in information technology for selfish ends, while on the other hand, making baseless accusations against other countries, shows double standards that will be of no help for peace and security in cyberspace." Now the Chinese can add the X-KEYSCORE allegations to their long list of complaints. Edward Snowden once claimed<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data> that while sitting at his desk he had the ability to "wiretap anyone, from you or your accountant, to a federal judge or even the president, if I had a personal email." The X-KEYSCORE revelations appear to at least partially<http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/07/31/nsa_hype_machine_snowden_xkeyscore> validate that statement -- and the Russian government's decision earlier this month to invest in typewriters<http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/11/us_spying_government_leaks_send_russian_security_back_to_pre_digital_age> in response to the NSA leaks. And it's not just that the NSA is able to collect vast quantities of information -- it's apparently able to do so in almost every corner of the globe. Consider this sampling of countries in which the NSA has an X-KEYSCORE presence: Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Spain, France, Germany, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Japan, and even Myanmar. As for those red dots ringing Antarctica? Why the NSA would have "sites" in the South Pole is anyone's guess. 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Congress should also pass a resolution to thank him for making everyone aware of the government's activities. - Who is the bigger violator of the laws? http://www.carbonated.tv/technology ReplyLike [image: pjolicoe] pjolicoe <http://www.livefyre.com/profile/8721571/> There is one dot on China and I would be willing to bet the dot is misplaced and should represent Hong Kong. Therefore, there are no servers within Mainland China. The two networks are completely different as residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are not subject to the Great Firewall. ReplyLike [image: ChrisBabeouf] ChrisBabeouf <http://www.livefyre.com/profile/9470068/> The spying is concentrated apparently on well known foes of the US like Germany. Snowden's revelations have painted every large European state as a US colony. With Britain figuring as the most loyal of the Empires retainers. The US government would be well advised to exploit the current generation of European political lackeys to the greatest possible extent. They are likely to find the next generation more standoffish. ReplyLike [image: dwchu] dwchu <http://www.livefyre.com/profile/4925523/> Or could this slide be disinformation? That dot right in the middle of nowhere in Australia looks improbable. But who knows? I'm no Internet expert. ReplyLike [image: DavidCharlesWells] DavidCharlesWells <http://www.livefyre.com/profile/17840594/> dwchu That dot right in the middle of nowhere in Australia is near Pine Gap which is located in the middle of nowhere in Australia and is off limits to everyone including Australia's PM at times, and is currently used by the US government as a satellite tracking station but everyone knows its used more than just that. 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