For the average internet user, the lesson remains unchanged: assume your traffic is logged. For the intelligence community, this leak is a disaster. For the historian, it is a roadmap of the early 21st century panopticon.
Analysts do not search a central hub. Instead, their queries are broadcast to all global nodes, which then report back matching results. 2. Technical Components & Logic xkeyscore source code exclusive
There is no v10 on the roadmap. There is only the code, the data, and the silent, unblinking eye of the machine. For the average internet user, the lesson remains
Perhaps the most telling aspect of the leaked source code is the library of "App IDs." These are modules designed to parse and interpret specific internet protocols. Analysts do not search a central hub
NSA Press Statement in response to allegations about NSA operations