Tempora
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right|thumb|The GCHQ|Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) operates "Tempora"
Tempora is the codeword for a formerly-secret computer system that is used by the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). This system is used to buffer most Internet communications that are extracted from fibre-optic cables, so these can be processed and searched at a later time. It was tested from 2008 and became operational in late 2011.
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XKeyscore
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list of government mass surveillance projects
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Internet
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European Union
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human rights
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BBC
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cryptography
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The Guardian
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espionage
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International Standard Serial Number
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bit
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KGB
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British overseas territory
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European Court of Human Rights
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