ABSTRACT
This paper will provide an initial classification of NSA surveillance technologies as they have been revealed in the recent Snowden leaks. The classification aims to group the technology behind the confusing array of NSA operations and programs, and to rate it on a scale of mass to targeted surveillance. The following surveillance technology categories are examined: wiretaps (2.1), PRISM (2.2), decryption (2.3), exploitation (2.4), analysis tools and databases (2.5). We then classify these technologies as they relate to mass or targeted surveillance (3).
