Orange Crush @Orange Crush - 10mo
AI Prompt: Can you provide documented examples of the National security agency breaking encryption to illegally survey the US Population? The National Security Agency (NSA) has been involved in efforts to break encryption and conduct surveillance, some of which have raised legal and ethical concerns. Here are some documented examples: Bullrun Program: The NSA ran a highly classified program called Bullrun, which aimed to crack encryption of online communications and data. This involved using supercomputers, technical trickery, and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine encryption tools protecting privacy. Mass Surveillance Program: A mass surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden was later ruled illegal. This program involved the NSA building a vast database of U.S. telephone records without warrants. Compromising Encryption Standards: The NSA, along with the British GCHQ, has been reported to have compromised encryption standards by inserting secret vulnerabilities into commercial encryption software. This allowed them to access a wide range of data before it was encrypted. Section 702 Surveillance: Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the U.S. government engaged in mass, warrantless surveillance of Americans' international communications. This included phone calls, texts, emails, social media messages, and web browsing activities. NSA Spying on Domestic Communications: Reports have revealed that the NSA engaged in illegal dragnet surveillance of domestic communications and records of millions of Americans since at least 2001. These examples indicate that the NSA has engaged in activities to break encryption and surveil communications, some of which have been challenged as illegal or unconstitutional.
