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{{Short description|Alleged American government database}}
'''Main Core''' is the [[code name]] of an American governmental [[database]] that is believed to have been in existence since the 1980s. It is believed that Main Core is a federal database containing personal and financial data of millions of United States citizens{{Clarification|is it assured that only information of citizens is in it or it contains information on anyone including non-citizens|date=September 2017}} believed to be threats to [[national security]].<ref name="Salon">{{cite web
{{NSA surveillance}}

'''Main Core''' is an American government [[database]] containing information on those believed to be threats to [[national security]].<ref name="Salon">{{cite web
|url=http://www.salon.com/2008/07/23/new_churchcomm/#
|url=http://www.salon.com/2008/07/23/new_churchcomm/#
|title=Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power
|title=Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power
|last=Shorrock
|last=Shorrock
|first=Tim
|first=Tim
|publisher=Salon.com
|work=Salon.com
|date=July 23, 2008
|date=July 23, 2008
|accessdate=2010-12-19
|access-date=2010-12-19
|pages=
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The Main Core database is alleged to have originated with the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) in 1982, following [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[Continuity of Operations Plan#Reagan administration|Continuity of Operations]] plan outlined in the [[National Security Directive]] (NSD) 69 / National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 55, entitled "Enduring National Leadership", implemented on September 14, 1982.<ref name="Salon" /><ref name="Now">{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/25/main_core_new_evidence_reveals_top|title=Main Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret|last=Goodman|first=Amy|publisher=Democracy Now|date=July 25, 2008|accessdate=2010-12-19|pages=}}</ref>
The existence of the database was first asserted in May 2008 by Christopher Ketcham<ref>Satyam Khanna, [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2008/05/20/23492/main-core/?mobile=nc "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410151328/http://thinkprogress.org/security/2008/05/20/23492/main-core/?mobile=nc |date=2016-04-10 }}, [[Think Progress]] blog, May 20, 2008.</ref> and again in July 2008 by [[Tim Shorrock]].<ref name="Now">{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/25/main_core_new_evidence_reveals_top|title=Main Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret|last=Goodman|first=Amy|publisher=Democracy Now|date=July 25, 2008|access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref>

The existence of the database was first asserted in May 2008 by Christopher Ketcham<ref>Satyam Khanna, [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2008/05/20/23492/main-core/?mobile=nc "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'"], [[Think Progress]] blog, May 20, 2008.</ref> and again in July 2008 by [[Tim Shorrock]].<ref name="Now" />

In 2018, after a [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|FOIA]] request to release information about Main Core, the [[Department of Homeland Security]] replied that there were no "maincore" or "main core" identified in their records or archives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/main-core-database-58193/#file-203045|title=DEMA FOIA Case Number 2018-FEFO-00963|website=Muckrock.com|date=30 July 2018|accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref>


== Description ==
== Description ==
The Main Core data, which is believed to come from the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], and other sources,<ref name="Salon" /> is collected and stored without warrants or court orders.<ref name="Salon" /> The database's name derives from the fact that it contains "copies of the 'main core' or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community".<ref name="Salon" />
The Main Core data, comes from the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], and other sources,<ref name="Salon" /> is collected and stored without warrants or [[court order]]s.<ref name="Salon" /> The database's name derives from the fact that it contains "copies of the 'main core' or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community".<ref name="Salon" />


{{As of|2008}}, there were allegedly eight million Americans listed in the database as possible threats, often for trivial reasons, whom the government may choose to track, question, or detain in a time of crisis.<ref>Christopher Ketcham, {{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/government_surveillance_homeland_security_main_core_01.php |title=Is the government compiling a secret list of citizens to detain under martial law? |accessdate=2008-07-29 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831101327/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/government_surveillance_homeland_security_main_core_01.php |archivedate=August 31, 2008 }}, RADAR Online, 15 May 2008</ref>
{{As of|2008}}, there are eight million Americans listed in the database as possible threats, often for trivial reasons, whom the government may choose to track, question, or detain in a time of crisis.<ref>Christopher Ketcham, {{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/government_surveillance_homeland_security_main_core_01.php |title=The Last Roundup |access-date=2008-07-29 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831101327/http://www.radaronline.com/from-the-magazine/2008/05/government_surveillance_homeland_security_main_core_01.php |archive-date=August 31, 2008 }}, RADAR Online, 15 May 2008</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-20 |title=Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program For Use In ‘National Emergency,’ 8 Million ‘Potential Suspects’ |url=https://archive.thinkprogress.org/govt-may-have-massive-surveillance-program-for-use-in-national-emergency-8-million-potential-da42a2721f76/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Disposition Matrix]]
* [[Rex 84]]
* [[Rex 84]]
* [[FBI Index]]
* [[FBI Index]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.christopherketcham.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The%20Last%20Roundup,%20Radar%20Magazine.pdf Radar article] by Christopher Ketcham, May/June 2008
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111103130409/http://www.christopherketcham.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The%20Last%20Roundup,%20Radar%20Magazine.pdf Radar article] by Christopher Ketcham, May/June 2008
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/salons-new-revelations-illegal-spying Salon's New Revelations on Illegal Spying] at Electronic Frontier Foundation
* [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120511973377523845 NSA's Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data] by Siobhan Gorman, Updated March 10, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET
* [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120511973377523845 NSA's Domestic Spying Grows As Agency Sweeps Up Data] by Siobhan Gorman, Updated March 10, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET


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Main Core is an American government database containing information on those believed to be threats to national security.[1]

History

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The existence of the database was first asserted in May 2008 by Christopher Ketcham[2] and again in July 2008 by Tim Shorrock.[3]

Description

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The Main Core data, comes from the NSA, FBI, CIA, and other sources,[1] is collected and stored without warrants or court orders.[1] The database's name derives from the fact that it contains "copies of the 'main core' or essence of each item of intelligence information on Americans produced by the FBI and the other agencies of the U.S. intelligence community".[1]

As of 2008, there are eight million Americans listed in the database as possible threats, often for trivial reasons, whom the government may choose to track, question, or detain in a time of crisis.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Shorrock, Tim (July 23, 2008). "Exposing Bush's historic abuse of power". Salon.com. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  2. ^ Satyam Khanna, "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'" Archived 2016-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, Think Progress blog, May 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Goodman, Amy (July 25, 2008). "Main Core: New Evidence Reveals Top Secret". Democracy Now. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  4. ^ Christopher Ketcham, "The Last Roundup". Archived from the original on August 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), RADAR Online, 15 May 2008
  5. ^ "Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program For Use In 'National Emergency,' 8 Million 'Potential Suspects'". 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
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