Snowden files: Two surveillance programs operated out of AT&T building

Published November 17, 2016 6:03pm ET



The National Security Agency is operating at least two surveillance programs out of an AT&T facility in New York City, according to new documents made public by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

The documents, along with public records and interviews published by The Intercept on Wednesday, indicate the NSA maintains BLARNEY, its largest telecommunication surveillance program, and SKIDROWE, a program aimed at intercepting satellite transmissions including messages sent between Internet users, out of an AT&T facility at 33 Thomas St.

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