Main Core is an American government database containing information on those believed to be threats to national security.[1]
History
editThe existence of the database was first asserted in May 2008 by Christopher Ketcham[2] and again in July 2008 by Tim Shorrock.[3]
Description
editThe Main Core data, comes from the NSA, FBI, CIA, and other sources,[1] is collected and stored without warrants or court orders.[1] The database's name derives from the fact that it contains "copies of the 'main core' or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community".[1]
As of 2008[update], there are eight million Americans listed in the database as possible threats, often for trivial reasons, whom the government may choose to track, question, or detain in a time of crisis.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Shorrock, Tim (July 23, 2008). "Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power". Salon.com. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ Satyam Khanna, "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'" Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Think Progress blog, May 20, 2008.
- ^ Goodman, Amy (July 25, 2008). "Main Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret". Democracy Now. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ Christopher Ketcham, "The Last Roundup". Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), RADAR Online, 15 May 2008 - ^ "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program For Use In 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'". 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
External links
edit- Radar article by Christopher Ketcham, May/June 2008
- NSA's Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data by Siobhan Gorman, Updated March 10, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET