In this Freedom of Information Act lawsuit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) seeks information about two electronic surveillance systems developed by the FBI: DCS-3000 and Red Hook.
Little is publicly known about these spying tools. DCS-3000 was developed in the wake of "Carnivore" or DCS-1000 a controversial surveillance system the FBI used several years ago to monitor online traffic through Internet service providers. One Department of Justice report said DCS-3000 was created to "to intercept personal communications services delivered via emerging digital technologies used by wireless carriers." According to the same report Red Hook is a system developed to "collect voice and data calls and then process and display the intercepted information."
On May 7 2007 a federal judge ordered the FBI to process and release documents responsive to EFF's request on a rolling basis. Those records will be posted here as EFF receives them.
Updates
Legal Documents
EFF v. Department of Justice
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August 31, 2009
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August 3, 2009
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August 3, 2009
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May 18, 2009
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April 13, 2009
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September 29, 2008
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August 1, 2008
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August 1, 2008
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August 1, 2008
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July 11, 2008
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May 29, 2008
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May 1, 2008
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May 1, 2008
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February 1, 2008
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February 1, 2008
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February 1, 2008
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December 18, 2007
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December 18, 2007
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December 18, 2007
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December 18, 2007
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December 18, 2007
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November 5, 2007
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November 5, 2007
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November 5, 2007
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September 19, 2007
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September 19, 2007
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September 19, 2007
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August 5, 2007
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August 5, 2007
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May 7, 2007
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May 7, 2007
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April 5, 2007
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March 14, 2007
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February 9, 2007
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February 9, 2007
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November 30, 2006
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November 13, 2006
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October 3, 2006
Other Documents Released
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February 11, 2008
agency emails; technical progress reports; Technology Support and Development Project Summary Reports; system status reports
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February 11, 2008
technical status reports; DCS 3000 training slides; agency emails; manuals
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February 11, 2008
agency emails; technical manual
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January 14, 2008
agency emails
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January 14, 2008
agency emails
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January 14, 2008
agency emails; contract reports; trip reports and hardware analysis; summaries; "Technically Trained Agent Manual"
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December 17, 2007
agency emails
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December 17, 2007
DCS-3000 support requests
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December 17, 2007
DCS-3000 support requests
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December 17, 2007
DCS-3000 support requests; descriptions of the DCS system
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December 17, 2007
agency emails; digital collection descriptions
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November 19, 2007
agency emails
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November 19, 2007
agency emails
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November 19, 2007
DCS-3000 support requests
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November 19, 2007
DCS-3000 support requests
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October 22, 2007
agency emails; installation reports; finance information; training information; installation contracts
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October 22, 2007
agency emails; installation finance requests; training announcements; field reports
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October 22, 2007
agency emails
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October 22, 2007
agency emails
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October 22, 2007
agency emails
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October 22, 2007
agency emails; one-way push installation discussion
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September 24, 2007
agency emails; plans of action and milestones; software installation and setup instructions; presentation slides
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September 24, 2007
tech support center desk reports; DCS-6000 system security plan; presentation slides; spending information; software installation and user manual; DCS-6000 security concept of operations
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September 24, 2007
Redhook/Omnivore reports; agency emails; software installation instructions; Digital Collection-03 reports
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August 27, 2007
agency emails
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August 27, 2007
software upgrade plan for Redhook Engineering Services program
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August 27, 2007
presentation slides
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August 27, 2007
presentation slides
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August 27, 2007
agency emails; Digital Collection-03 closeout report; funding requests
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August 27, 2007
agency emails; miscellaneous statements and reports
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July 30, 2007
system security plan; presentation slides
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July 30, 2007
internal agency emails
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July 30, 2007
user guide, chapters 1-2
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July 30, 2007
system security plans, assessments and accreditation information; plan of actions and milestones; risk assessment plan; system rules of behavior; security concept of operations
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July 30, 2007
user guide, chapters 4-5
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 system security plan; presentation slides
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July 2, 2007
presentation slides
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 user guide, chapters 1-2
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 user guide, chapter 3
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 user guide, chapters 4-5
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 user guide, chapter 6
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July 2, 2007
DCS-3000 user guide, chapters 7-8
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July 2, 2007
presentation slides and other materials; security assessments, reports and plans; plan of actions and milestones; miscellaneous other documents
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June 4, 2007
presentation slides; miscellaneous other documents
Significant Documents Released Under FOIA
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August 18, 2006
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August 18, 2006
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July 27, 2006
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October 27, 2005
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October 24, 2005