What Does PRISM Program Mean?
The PRISM program is a U.S. federal government surveillance program orchestrated by the National Security Agency (NSA). It has been in existence for several years but became more public in early 2013 after a testimony from Edward Snowden, a former NSA administrative employee.
Techopedia Explains PRISM Program
The PRISM program obtains a wide variety of data about individuals, including data from the assets of large tech companies, like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and Apple. Information captured by PRISM includes email, documentation, visual data and telecommunication logs. The program is controversial because of its potential use to target American citizens or individuals that reside in the United States.
