FASCIA (database)

FASCIA is a database created and used by the U.S. National Security Agency that contains trillions of device-location records that are collected from a variety of sources.[1] Its existence was revealed during the 2013 global surveillance disclosure by Edward Snowden.[2]

  1. ^ Narayan Lakshman (2013-12-05). "NSA tracking millions of cellphones globally". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  2. ^ The Washington Post (2013-12-04). "FASCIA: The NSA's huge trove of location records" (2 slides). The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2014-03-23.