AOL
Named in LeaksJoined in 2009. Legacy ISP and media company.
Companies named in the 2013 Edward Snowden NSA leaks. Think twice before hosting with PRISM countries/companies.
Read: What is PRISM & Why It MattersJoined in 2009. Legacy ISP and media company.
Joined in 2012. Includes iCloud backups, iMessage metadata, and FaceTime logs.
Not a direct PRISM participant but provides core routing/switching hardware used in NSA upstream collection. Routers contain documented backdoors exploited by Equation Group. Critical infrastructure provider enabling mass surveillance at network layer.
CDN and security provider acknowledged complying with FISA orders. While promoting privacy features, infrastructure positioned to intercept traffic at edge nodes. Transparency reports confirm receipt of national security requests.
Joined PRISM in 2013 per Snowden documents. Provides direct API access to user files and metadata. Filed transparency reports acknowledging FISA compliance. Zero-knowledge encryption not available for business accounts.
Joined in 2013. Notes, attachments, and search history accessible via PRISM portal. Company acknowledged receiving national security letters. No end-to-end encryption for stored content.
Joined in 2009. Includes Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger metadata.
Edge cloud platform subject to Section 702 compliance. CDN architecture enables traffic inspection at thousands of global PoPs. Acknowledged receiving classified requests in transparency documentation.
Joined in 2009. Includes YouTube. Has challenged some FISA orders in FISC.
ScreenOS firmware contained hardcoded backdoor (Dual_EC_DRBG) allowing passive decryption of VPN traffic. Backdoor attributed to NSA. Devices widely deployed in government and enterprise networks worldwide prior to discovery.
First company to join PRISM in 2007. Includes Skype and LinkedIn data access.
Joined in 2009. Smaller video chat and social networking platform.
Joined in 2011. Now owned by Microsoft. Known for VoIP call interception capabilities.
Enterprise messaging platform joined post-2013. Direct messages, channel history, and file shares subject to FISA orders. Business customers cannot opt out of lawful intercept capabilities built into infrastructure.
Joined in 2008. Subject to multiple FISA court orders for bulk data collection.
Joined in 2010. Owned by Google. Video content and user metadata accessible.
Video conferencing metadata and recording storage accessible under Section 702. Despite marketing claims of privacy, architecture allows real-time stream interception. Chinese ownership raised additional concerns about dual-jurisdiction exposure.