!!! 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 There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#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-