Hundreds of millions of Internet addresses collected US Security Agency NSA

Hundreds of millions of Internet addresses collected US Security Agency NSA

The collection of Internet addresses made at least 18 points of access.

A document leaked by Edward Snowden suspect the US National Security Agency to collect Internet addresses 250 million annually.

The collection, from an email address in the United States and abroad as well as an account of a flash message, presented in a document that was leaked to The Washington Post.

By carefully investigating the address list, the NSA can discover hidden relationships of people of concern to them.

Internet service companies involved say do not give direct access to the US security agencies it.

In one day last year, for example, the NSA collects addresses from Yahoo 444 743, 105 068 from Hotmail, 82 857 from Facebook, and 33 697 of Gmail.

While approximately 22 881 addresses were taken from various other internet service providers, as reported by The Washington Post.

Figures were obtained from a Powerpoint presentation that allegedly belonged to the NSA.

This document is part of a number of secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden, who had worked for the US government.

Edward Snowden

Snowden got the voice of the Russian government and now lives there.

He was hunted by the US government and is now settled in Russia after obtaining asylum in the country.

US citizens address

The collection of data on the internet address, plus the Washington Post, took place outside the United States and performed when users enter their email or sending messages and adjust the address for service or aplilasi different.

According to the leaked documents, address information carried in at least 18 access points controlled by a telecommunications company that operates outside the US.

Since the communication of the US also can flow out of the country the list of addresses of US citizens are also able to enter the international access point, known as Sigads (Signals Intelligence Activity designators).

This fact is important because President Barack Obama has previously said US citizens are not included in the target security monitoring.

Internet address usually consists of the name and email address but can also contain a phone number, home address, as well as business and family information.

Many Internet service that automatically compile a list of contact addresses purpose so an email is sent.

In response to this news, Yahoo said it will encrypt email communications from next year while Facebook calling for greater transparency in data collection and Microsot declare this latest disclosure 'serious concern'. BBC