Provision of XKeystore to BfV

Document Date: June 18, 2014
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Agency: Press
Document Type: Internal NSA Documents/Presentations
Records Collected: Internet Metadata, Internet Content

Extract detailing the provision of NSA's XKeyscore software to the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), in order to facilitate collaborative counter-terrorism efforts. NSA-developed software allows analysts to narrow reams of intercepted internet data to focus in on selected targets.