Project 6
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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]
See also
- List of government surveillance projects
- Nachrichtendienstliches Informationssystem
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502202929/http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/cia-worked-with-bnd-and-bfv-in-neuss-on-secret-project-a-921254.html. Retrieved 2014-03-22., Page 2 at archive.
- ↑ GlobalPost-Autoren spm, ric (2013-09-08). "Germany, CIA cooperated on Islamist database". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503061836/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130908/germany-cia-cooperated-islamist-database. Retrieved 2014-03-22.