The FBI had, and probably still has, a much closer involvement with the prosletterτα μαζικής επιτήρησης της NSA από όσο νομίζαμε – με την πρόσβαση σε ξένες μυστικές services and Americans data obtained by the PRISM program.
A 231 pages report (PDF), of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, was presented to the public - although largely concealing data - following a request for free information from the New York Times, a request made possible by the use of key information leaked by informant Edward Snowden.
The report notes that in 2008 - almost since the launch of the PRISM program, which allows the NSA to access public information stored by Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Yahoo! among others - the FBI had access to very personal data.
The following year the Feds requested and obtained their own feed on the activities of foreign nationals under Section 702 of the Patriot Act. Until April 2012, the service, η οποία είναι επιφορτισμένη με την εσωτερική ασφάλεια επιχειρήσεων, είχε αρχίσει να ζητάει information for specific individuals.
It is clear from publications last week that the NSA had assisted the FBI in its attack Sony Pictures and of course this is only the tip of the iceberg as both agencies seem to have been working closely together for quite some time and sharing information and techniques.
This could bring an interesting twist to the trial of Ross Ulbricht - the alleged manager of Silk Road, Dread Pirate Roberts - which starts on Tuesday. The FBI claims Ross Ulbricht's mistakes led to his arrest, but his defense argues that the FBI must have hacked into their client, possibly with the help of the NSA.
