1. PRISM
A program under which the NSA collects internet communications from various US companies such as #Google #facebook #twitter under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to turn over any data that match court-approved search terms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM
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2. XKeyscore
A secret computer system used by the NSA for searching and analyzing global Internet data, which it collects in real time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XKeyscore
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