NSA secretly tapped the fiber-optic cables between Google and Yahoo data centers, collecting 181 million records in 30 days β€” documented evidence
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Snowden documents revealed the MUSCULAR program (DS-200B), jointly operated by the NSA and GCHQ, which intercepted data flowing through fiber-optic cables connecting Google and Yahoo data centers worldwide. Unlike PRISM, MUSCULAR required no warrants or corporate cooperation. In just 30 days, the program collected over 181 million records including emails, text, audio, and video. Google was so outraged it began encrypting all inter-data-center traffic.

NSA secretly tapped the fiber-optic cables between Google and Yahoo data centers, collecting 181 million records in 30 days

TECHΒ·October 30, 2013Β·By Edward SnowdenΒ·4.1K upvotesΒ·123 comments
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β€œThe NSA is breaking into the private fiber-optic links between Google and Yahoo data centers overseas to siphon data without any legal authority.”
β€” Edward SnowdenOctober 30, 2013Source

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NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide (Washington Post)
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