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 US snooping programme had one server located in India, report says
 
 
 
 
US snooping programme had one server located in India, report says
Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the supposed surveillance by the US National Security Agency and the German intelligence agency during a rally in front of the construction site of the new headquarters of German intelligence agency in Berlin on July 29, 2013. (AP photo)
 

LONDON: A controversial US surveillance programme that sweeps internet usage datahad 700 snooping servers installed at 150 locations around the world, including one in India, according to a report. 

The XKeyscore programme, run by the National Security Agency (NSA), allowed analysts to search through vast databases containing e-mails, online chats and browsing histories of millions of individuals, Guardian reported, citing documents provided by whistleblowerEdward Snowden

A February 2008 training material presentation for the XKeyscore programmeincluded a map of locations of the surveillance servers, one of which appeared to be near New Delhi, according to the the paper's report. 

The NSA said XKeyscore is its "widest reaching" system to develop intelligence from computer networks, Guardian said. The presentation claimed the program covers "nearly everything a typical user does on the Internet," including the content of e-mails, websites visited and searches. 

US companies IBM, HP and Dell dominate the Indian server market, according to market research and analyst firm IDC. No Indian company makes computer or electronic chips that are key components of servers. 

The United States house permanent select committee on intelligence said in a statement the report was misleading and that "the program is simply a tool used by our intelligence analysts to better understand foreign intelligence, including terrorist targets overseas." 

The statement added that the program does not target American citizens and is not used for indiscriminate monitoring of the internet
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