Check out the blog post explaining the edits here: http://wp.me/p1Hrlz-eO

1. Before & Afters:
Fixing PRISM pages
June 13, 2013

2. When fixing these, my main principles were:
« Design something that the NSA might actually adopt
« Avoid using colored backgrounds as colored backgrounds
waste toner when printed (these look like a printed deck
that gets passed around, versus an on-screen
presentation)
« Don’t change any of the actual content, no matter how
much I wanted to fix the grammar
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PRISM Project slide redesign
For more on my logic, check out my blog post:
http://wp.me/p1Hrlz-eO

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4. (TI/SI/NF)
Introduction: U.S. as World’s Telecommunications Backbone
• Much of the world’s
communications flow
through the U.S.
• A target’s phone call,
email or chat will take
the cheapest path,
not the physically
most direct path –
you can’t always
predict the path
• Your target’s
communications could
easily be flowing into
and through the U.S.
TOP SECRET//SI//ORCON//NOFORN
4
Europe
U.S. &
Canada
Latin
America
& Caribbean
Asia
& Pacific
Africa
2,946Gbps
11 Gbps
5Gbps
International Internet Regional Bandwidth
Capacity in 2011
SOURCE: Telegeography Research

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6. (TI/SI/NF)
PRISM Collection Details
TOP SECRET//SI//ORCON//NOFORN
6NOTE: Complete list and details on PISM web page: Go PRISMFAA
Current Providers
• Microsoft (Hotmail, etc.)
• Google
• Yahoo!
• Facebook
• PalTalk
• YouTube
• Skype
• AOL
• Apple
What Will You receive in Collection
(Surveillance & Stored Comms)?
It varies by provider, in general:
• E-mail
• Chat – video, voice
• Videos
• Photos
• Stored data
• VoIP
• File transfers
• Video Conferencing
• Notifications of target activity –
logins, etc.
• Online Social Networking details
• Special Requests

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8. (TI/SI/NF)
Dates When PRISM Collection Began For Each Provider
TOP SECRET//SI//ORCON//NOFORN
8NOTE: Complete list and details on PISM web page: Go PRISMFAA
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
PRISM Program
Cost
$20M per year
Microsoft
Sept 11
Yahoo
Mar 12
Google
Jan 14
Facebook
Jun 3
PalTalk
Dec 7
YouTube
Sept 24
2013
Skype
Feb 6
AOL
Mar 31
Apple
Oct