Project 6, or simply P6, is a global surveillance project jointly operated by U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in close cooperation with the German intelligence agencies Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) and Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV). As part of efforts to combat terrorism, the project includes a massive database containing personal information such as photos, license plate numbers, Internet search histories and telephone metadata of presumed jihadists. The headquarters of the project is located in Neuss, Germany.
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- ^ Spiegel Online (2013-09-09). "CIA Worked with BND and BfV in Neuss on Secret Project". Spiegel Online. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-03-22., Page 2 at archive.
- GlobalPost-Autoren spm, ric (2013-09-08). "Germany, CIA cooperated on Islamist database". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
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