http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240205710/NSA-reveals-how-Snowden-accessed-secret-Prism-files
By Warwick Ashford
ComputerWeekly.com
19 September 2013
Prism internet surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden accessed the
secret documents in a file-sharing location, US National Security Agency
(NSA) officials have revealed.
The file-sharing location had been set up on the NSA’s intranet to enable
NSA analysts and officials to read and discuss them, government officials
told NPR news.
Such file-sharing locations were set up after it was revealed that
intelligence agencies failed to "connect the dots" before the 9/11 attacks
in 2001 because they were unaware of what other agencies knew.
Snowden’s top secret clearance required to do his job as an IT systems
administrator enabled him to access memoranda, presentations, reports,
court orders and opinions related to Prism.
As part of his job, Snowden was required to move especially sensitive
documents to a more secure location, which the officials said was the
perfect cover.
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