[AusNOG] OFF TOPIC (Commsday: New NSA training deck reveals servers in ANZ)

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On 2013-08-02 12:16, Skeeve Stevens 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 [2]). 
> 
> 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? ;-) 
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> New NSA training deck reveals servers in ANZ 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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." 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> "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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