PRISM (surveillance program) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"PRISM is a clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining program known to have been operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) since 2007."

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Echelon note: Basis and History

"ECHELON has been claimed as "the largest electronic spy network in history". In essence it is an information sharing mechanism that involves the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It encompasses telecommunications, in particular satellite and microwave traffic."

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Cabinet papers reveal tough path of reform during Bob Hawke's term | World news | theguardian.com

"Bob Hawke’s government agreed to toughen background checks on Australian intelligence agency staff to “allay any concern by our intelligence partners that our standards fall short of their own”, according to newly released cabinet documents from 1986 and 1987."

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An Ominous Warning From 1991 About The Huge Risk Involving People Like Edward Snowden | Business Insider

"A NSA document from 1991 provides some insight on why Vladimir Putin called Edward Snowden a Christmas present after he landed in Moscow on June 23."

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Richard Ackland: Joining the dots could produce red faces among our spymasters

"Dot One: In 2004, David Irvine, the head of the external spy agency, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, ordered the bugging of rooms used by ministers of East Timor."

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