There may be a ‘Squeaky Dolphin’ permanently snooping on your YouTube, Facebook habits

More documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden detail another bulk data collection spying initiative that consists of monitoring services like Facebook and Google’s YouTube and Blogger in order to accurately observe trends with the general, worldwide population, and even predict certain events. NBC News has obtained a copy of a presentation delivered by GCHQ to the NSA in 2012 that details a “Squeaky Dolphin” mass surveillance program – a real-time user and data collection initiative that monitors YouTube views, Facebook likes and Blogspot or Blogger visits for analysis. In addition to GCHQ, the NSA does similar data analysis, according to an unnamed source knowledgeable about the agency’s operations. However, the agencies have stated they are not looking at specific

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