1.0American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties Unionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lxiv8hebA0"><a href="/documents/rampart-project-overview">RAMPART-A Project Overview</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/documents/rampart-project-overview/embed#?secret=lxiv8hebA0" width="600" height="338" title="“RAMPART-A Project Overview” — American Civil Liberties Union" data-secret="lxiv8hebA0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> NSA slides provide overview of RAMPART-A, a NSA program started in 1992 to gain access to international communications from anywhere around the world. The special access program intercepts high-capacity international fiber-optic cables that transit at major congestion points around the world through general agreements with foreign partners. The program has many divisions to make the data collection as efficient as possible, resulting in collected data passing through multiple sites such as foreign processing centers. This program allows the NSA to collect automated, continuous, high-speed survey of circuit and packet switch traffic, dial number recognition of circuit-switched telephony, international voice and fax telephony, email, chat, VoIP, and calling card user data.