Project 6

Project 6, or simply P6, is a global surveillance project jointly operated by U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in close cooperation with the German intelligence agencies Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) and Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV).[1] As part of efforts to combat terrorism, the project includes a massive database containing personal information such as photos, license plate numbers, Internet search histories and telephone metadata of presumed jihadists.[1] The headquarters of the project is located in Neuss, Germany.[2]

  1. ^ a b Spiegel Online (2013-09-09). "CIA Worked with BND and BfV in Neuss on Secret Project". Spiegel Online. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-03-22., Page 2 at archive.
  2. ^ GlobalPost-Autoren spm, ric (2013-09-08). "Germany, CIA cooperated on Islamist database". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-03-22.