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OAKSTAR Global Network Access Program

OAKSTAR is one of the most important and least cleanly understood names in the Snowden-era archive. The public record strongly suggests it was an umbrella access program inside NSA’s corporate-partner collection architecture, not a single uniform system. This entry explains what the public documents actually show.

Declassified / Nsa/historical record/2026-03-31

NSA OAKSTAR Upstream collection Special Source Operations SSO corporate partners

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BLARNEY Telecom Intercept Program

BLARNEY is one of the most revealing partially exposed NSA collection programs of the modern era. This entry traces its 1978 origin, its use of domestic cable and switching infrastructure, its role in FISA and Section 702 collection, and its place in the broader history of telecom-assisted foreign intelligence interception.

Declassified / Nsa/declassified collection program/2026-03-29

BLARNEY NSA upstream collection FISA Section 702 telecom interception