In early 2012, Communications Security Establishment Canada analyzed telecommunications flows surrounding Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The ministry was described by CSEC as “a new target to develop.”
Codenamed “Olympia,” the suite of analytic tools used by CSEC to parse the ministry’s telephone and Internet use was the subject of a presentation made to allied intelligence analysts inside the United States.
The presentation does not explain the purpose of the CSEC surveillance.
The Globe and Mail is making available a copy of a leaked presentation, in collaboration with Brazil-based American journalist Glenn Greenwald. The document was first acquired by Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor.
In early 2012, Communications Security Establishment Canada analyzed telecommunications flows surrounding Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. The ministry was described by CSEC as “a new …