[AusNOG] Commsday: New NSA training deck reveals servers in ANZ

[Damian Guppy]

I think going by the map in the slide deck it is a pretty safe assumption
that the dot in the middle of the country is the Pine Gap facility and the
dot on the east coast is the Canberra ASIO / ASIS facility. What I find
most interesting is the dot in WA / Perth, off the top of my head I wasn't
aware there was any joint security facilities, could it be they have some
racks in QV1? (doubtful I know).

I would ask if anyone could shed some light but the people who would know
for sure are probably gagged by security clearances.

--Damian


On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Skeeve Stevens <
skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I haven't seen any discussion on AUSNOG/NZNOG about the details revealed
> in the XKeyscore presentation (
> http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jul/31/nsa-xkeyscore-program-full-presentation
> ).
>
> If, as expected, more revelations and details emerge, then there might be
> ISPs and carriers in the ANZ region who are complicit in assisting in this
> programme...
>
> In Australia I am expecting the Internet Society in Australia, the
> Australian Privacy Foundation, the EFA, and others to be having something
> to say about this.
>
> This is from 2008... I'd hate to think to what extent their capabilities
> are now.
>
> Discussion? ;-)
>
> -----
>
> New NSA training deck reveals servers in ANZ
>
> A NSA presentation newly leaked by former government employee Edward
> Snowden detailing a global online surveillance system clearly shows
> infrastructure inside the borders of Australia and New Zealand. According
> to a map shown in the 2008 training presentation on a program called
> XKeyscore, there are at least four surveillance nodes in Australia and at
> least one in New Zealand.
>
>  The actual map does not specify the exact location of the nodes, but they
> roughly correspond to coordinates near Darwin, Perth, Sydney, and Alice
> Springs.
>
> The document also explicitly names Australia and New Zealand, along with
> Canada and Great Britain in its footnotes although their exact roles
> remained unclear. At the time the presentation was created, XKeyscore
> covered “approximately 150 sites” and operated “over 700 servers.”
>
> According to the presentation, XKeyscore used the servers to gather data
> on internet activity by users. The data is then catalogued by different
> variables, including phone numbers, email addresses, log ins and user
> activity through the use of metadata tables. Once indexed, the information
> is searchable by NSA operatives via different parameters, such as
> geography, encryption, language, and even web searches, the material
> asserted.
>
> The author of the presentation said XKeyscore has led to the arrest of 300
> terrorists. But Australia’s Pirate Party, which has put forth two
> candidates for Senate in Queensland and New South Wales, warns the
> revelation could have far wider implications for Australians.
>
> “The implications of all these revelations are troubling and it should
> concern all Australians that Australian spy agencies may be using US
> surveillance programs and information-sharing agreements to bypass local
> restrictions and safeguards,” the Pirate Party said in a release. “As
> Australians, the US agencies see us as ‘foreign’ and thus not even the
> minimal safeguards that apply to US citizens would apply to Australians
> under these programs.” Tony Chan
>
> -----
>
>
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>
> ...Skeeve
>
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