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- proper noun an international
SIGINT network tomonitor and gatherintelligence fromsatellite trunk communications
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Look Echelon is like a police road block: its random and no warrant is required to stop and search a vehicle.
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Also, during the Clinton administration there was a program called Echelon, which is the NSA scooping up all the electronic communications in the country.
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The CIA has created a new and improved top secret unit known as Echelon 8 (E-8).
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The CIA has created a new and improved top secret unit known as Echelon 8
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Duncan Campbell’s Scientific and Technical Options Assessment (STOA) April 2000 report to the European Union entitled Interception Capabilities 2000 states that those governments implicated in Echelon routinely monitor commercial communications.
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More U.S. Gran Fondos are being planned, and a company called Echelon Gran Fondo is in the planning stages for a Gran Fondo next summer that will include New York City and parts of Connecticut.
Italian-Style Bike Race Winds 100 Miles Reed Albergotti 2011
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A director who would be more than willing to open up the treasure trove of secrets formerly known as Echelon.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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A director who would be more than willing to open up the treasure trove of secrets formerly known as Echelon.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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A director who would be more than willing to open up the treasure trove of secrets formerly known as Echelon.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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But, despite occasional rows, the eavesdropping network, sometimes referred to as Echelon, has expanded.
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