Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure
— Jun. 15 2:53 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI
agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before,
armed with court orders demanding information on customers.
Around the world, government spies and eavesdroppers were tracking the email and Internet addresses used by suspected terrorists. Often, those trails led to the world's largest software company and, at the time, largest email provider.
The agents wanted email archives, account information, practically everything, and quickly. Engineers compiled the data, sometimes by hand, and delivered it to the government.
Around the world, government spies and eavesdroppers were tracking the email and Internet addresses used by suspected terrorists. Often, those trails led to the world's largest software company and, at the time, largest email provider.
The agents wanted email archives, account information, practically everything, and quickly. Engineers compiled the data, sometimes by hand, and delivered it to the government.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/secret-prism-success-even-bigger-data-seizure
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