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Trevor Paglen: Skynet

A History of the World in Spy Objects

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Unveiling Intelligence Agency Tactics through Metadata Signatures and Skynet Program

Exploring the utilization of metadata signatures by intelligence agencies to pinpoint potential targets, focusing on the Skynet program that tracks cell phone data for suspicious activities. The chapter follows an individual marked by a suspicious metadata signature due to connections with Taliban figures and Osama bin Laden.

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