Gallery: Photos of the Submarine Internet Cables the NSA Probably Tapped
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NSA-Tapped Undersea Cables, North Pacific Ocean, 2016
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NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 2015
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Documentation of NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 2015
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South America (SAM-1) NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Atlantic Ocean, 2015
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Mid-Atlantic Crossing (MAC) NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Atlantic Ocean, 2015
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Under the Beach (Tumon Bay, Guam)
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NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, Marseille, France, 2015
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Documentation of NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site, Marseille, France, 2015
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Columbus III NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Atlantic Ocean, 2015
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Americas II NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Atlantic Ocean, 2015
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Japan-US Cable System NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Pacific Ocean, 2016
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Maya-1 NSA/GCHQ-Tapped Undersea Cable Atlantic Ocean, 2015
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