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(Please note: The following article is not presented as a factual account. It is a summary of a piece written by Nicky Hager. If you have any questions on the subject matter, please address them to the original author whose email address is offered in the original article.)
Most of us are just beginning to get comfortable with new technology. But do you ever wonder how those who are more adept with it use it? What follows will sound and read like something that is more suitable for Agents Mulder and Scully of the X-Files. It is written by Nicky Hager, who claims to have uncovered one of the most closely held intelligence projects in the world. It is dubbed the Global Surveillance System "which allows spy agencies to monitor most of the world's telephone, e-mail, and telex communications."
Hager begins to describe how for forty years the US National Security Agency (NSA) enlisted the support of New Zealand's, Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), to participate. The story breaks as members of the GCSB come forward to talk and provide Hager with details about the system.
Hager describes the technology behind the monitoring system in some detail. It is called ECHELON. It is "used to intercept ordinary e-mail, fax, telex and telephone communications carried over the world's telecommunications networks". The system does not target specific individuals. Super-powered computers and sophisticated software randomly intercept communications and look for keywords and phrases. It is also suggested that a series of international telecommunications satellites (Intelsats), can 'listen' using voice recognition technology.
Fact or fiction? You decide. If you're a conspiracy buff or someone who simply likes to shoot holes in such stories, check out the original story at Global Surveillance System. The source publication CovertActon Quarterly suggests some credibility, as it has won several awards and is read by investigative reporters, scholars, intelligence buffs and news junkies. It is also claimed that the publication is recommended by Naom Chomsky, who is "targeted by the CIA".
Who knows? Will this issue of our newsletter be 'intercepted'? Will men in dark suits and sunglasses be paying us a visit? Signing off...as we continue shredding documents! :-)
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