Tempora (surveillance program)
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Tempora is a British mass surveillance program run by GCHQ that intercepts and stores large volumes of internet and communications data from fiber-optic cables.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tempora (surveillance program) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18575156 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tempora (surveillance program) Context triple: [The Snowden Files, hasSubjectConcept, Tempora (surveillance program)]
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A.
Terrorist Surveillance Program
The Terrorist Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 U.S. National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping initiative that monitored international communications involving suspected terrorists.
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B.
PRISM surveillance program
The PRISM surveillance program is a classified U.S. National Security Agency data-collection initiative that gathers and analyzes digital communications from major internet companies for intelligence purposes.
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C.
Sentinel programme
The Sentinel programme is a series of Earth observation satellites developed for the European Union’s Copernicus initiative to provide continuous, high-quality environmental and climate monitoring data.
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D.
President’s Surveillance Program
The President’s Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 classified U.S. intelligence initiative that authorized warrantless electronic surveillance and data collection by the National Security Agency.
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E.
The Surveillance
The Surveillance is an album by the American synth-rock band Trans Am, showcasing their blend of electronic and rock influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tempora (surveillance program) Target entity description: Tempora is a British mass surveillance program run by GCHQ that intercepts and stores large volumes of internet and communications data from fiber-optic cables.
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A.
Terrorist Surveillance Program
The Terrorist Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 U.S. National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping initiative that monitored international communications involving suspected terrorists.
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B.
PRISM surveillance program
The PRISM surveillance program is a classified U.S. National Security Agency data-collection initiative that gathers and analyzes digital communications from major internet companies for intelligence purposes.
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C.
Sentinel programme
The Sentinel programme is a series of Earth observation satellites developed for the European Union’s Copernicus initiative to provide continuous, high-quality environmental and climate monitoring data.
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D.
President’s Surveillance Program
The President’s Surveillance Program was a post-9/11 classified U.S. intelligence initiative that authorized warrantless electronic surveillance and data collection by the National Security Agency.
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E.
The Surveillance
The Surveillance is an album by the American synth-rock band Trans Am, showcasing their blend of electronic and rock influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.