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<\/figure>\nNew Yorkers have thought of 33 Thomas Street, also known as the \u201cLong Lines Building,\u201d as one of the city\u2019s strangest and most famous skyscrapers for many years. The mysterious building\u2019s real purpose, on the other hand, has largely been kept secret.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Really Going On at 33 Thomas Street
\n33 Thomas Street hides a bigger secret behind its mysterious exterior. It looks like this building is more than just a place for communication. There is evidence that 33 Thomas Street was used as an NSA spy base, code-named Titanpointe, based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden, architectural plans, and interviews with former AT&T employees.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s more than just a guess that the NSA is involved. Inside the building, there is a large international gateway switch that lets calls go from the U.S. to any country in the world. It is thought that the NSA listened in on these calls from a secure area inside the AT&T building. This program of secret surveillance has gone after many countries, including U.S. allies, as well as international groups like the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.<\/p>\n
The NSA and AT&T have worked together on surveillance, but not much is known about how facilities like 33 Thomas Street are used for top-secret programs. But the Snowden documents give us information about how NSA equipment has been connected to AT&T\u2019s network in New York City that has never been seen before. This integration shows the ways and tech that the agency uses to get communications data from the company\u2019s systems.<\/p>\n
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John Carl Warnecke & Associates, an architecture firm, saw it as a communication hub that would be safe from nuclear threats. This impressive building still stands. It\u2019s a gray tower made of concrete and granite that rises 550 feet into the skyline of New York City. Unlike the nearby apartment and office buildings, this one…<\/p>\n