The National Security Agency's Cloud Computing Program

question 41

Multiple Choice

The National Security Agency's cloud computing program: 

• A) was undertaken pursuant to a secret court-ordered search warrant. 
• B) was initially developed to monitor transactions in banks. 
• C) was initially developed to monitor phone calls in U.S prisons. 
• D) was designed to collect personal data from the servers of multiple corporations. 
• E) was set up to tackle the menace of online harassment.

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