OAKSTAR

OAKSTAR is a secret internet surveillance program of the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States. It was disclosed in 2013 as part of the leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.


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OAKSTAR is an umbrella program involving surveillance of telecommunications. It falls under the category of "Upstream collection", meaning that data is pulled directly from fiber-optic cables and top-level communications infrastructure. Upstream collection programs allow access to very high volumes of data, and most of the pre-selection is done by the providers themselves, before the data is passed on to the NSA.

The FY 2013 budget for OAKSTAR was $9.41 million. OAKSTAR consists of the following SIGADs:

Designation Covername Legal AuthoritySee Note Key Targets Type of Information collected Remarks
US-3206 (PDDG:6T) MONKEYROCKET Executive Order 12333 Counterterrorism in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia DNI metadata and content "Foreign access point," was expected to go online in spring 2012
US-3217 (PDDG:MU) SHIFTINGSHADOW Afghanistan communications: MTN Afghanistan, Roshan GSM Network, AWCC DNR metadata and voice; "Timing Advances" and geolocation "Foreign access point"
US-3230 (PDDG:0B) ORANGECRUSH "To be determined" Voice, fax, DNI, DNR, and metadata "Foreign access point through PRIMECANE, and 3rd party partner", not online as of the time of source presentation.
US-3247 (PDDG:PJ) YACHTSHOP Worldwide DNI Metadata Worldwide DNI Metadata "Access through BLUEANCHOR partner," contributor to MARINA
US-3251 ORANGEBLOSSOM
US-3273 (PDDG:SK) SILVERZEPHYR Transit Authority and FAA South, Central and Latin America DNR Metadata, voice and fax; DNI content and metadata "Network access point through STEELKNIGHT partner"
US-3277 BLUEZEPHYR
US-3354 COBALTFALCON

Note: SIGADs not otherwise designated are presumed to operate under the legal authority of Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA)

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