!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a mass [surveillance] and [Backdoor] programme run by the British signals intelligence agency [Government Communications Headquarters] ([GCHQ]), with help from the [United States] [National Security Agency], webcam still [images] from users while they are using a [Yahoo]! webcam application. 


As an [example] of the scale, in one 6-month period, the programme is reported to have collected images from 1.8 [million] [Yahoo]! user accounts globally. The programme was first reported on in the media in February [2014|Year 2014],


!! Category
%%category [Government Surveillance]%%

!! More Information
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* [#1] - [Optic_Nerve_(GCHQ)|Wikipedia:Optic_Nerve_(GCHQ)|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-10-08- 
* [#2] - [The CIA is using popular TVs, smartphones and cars to spy on their owners|https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/03/07/why-the-cia-is-using-your-tvs-smartphones-and-cars-for-spying/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-10-08- 
* [#2] - [NSA Spyware Allegedly Gives Backdoor Access to iPhones|https://www.cultofmac.com/260213/nsa-spyware-allegedly-gives-backdoor-access-iphones/|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-10-08-