Talk:ECHELON

Request that this article be write protected?
Given the tendency of conspiracy theorists and over-enthusiastic amateur political analysts to resort to less than academic methods, shouldn't this article be at least a little protected from anonymous editing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.215.92 (talk) 02:58, 9 August 2013 (UTC)


 * 144.22 longitude
 * 45.25 latitude
 * Washington state
 * North American cast
 * W3y3E$
 * Christopher Mark Rew 174.174.41.46 (talk) 20:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * using a friend's phone to post. 00000007000100010041989 174.174.41.46 (talk) 20:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Echelon locations
Most of the locations listed as candidate Echelon stations are picked at random from the nearest conspiracy theory site, and they've almost all been unsourced for 9 months or so. Plenty of time for some evidence to gestate. Several of the sites listed were Iron Horse sites, which wasn't even intercept, but direction finding, and some were old WWII Y-sites. There are very few ground stations which can be reliably attributed to either Bamford or Campbell, probably the only credible sources.

With that in mind I'm going to trim it down to the first section only, most of the third section only contain hangers for the black helicopters anyway. Even the first section is OTT as a couple of the sites listed certainly aren't related, but that's not verifiable.

ALR 14:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

I really don't think it is a good idea to be discussion potential/possible ECHELON locations on here at all. (Yes, I know the above comment is from 2007 -- I still don't think it's a good idea to have this info here.) WarFighter (talk) 17:33, 10 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Don't we all know where they are? Pine Gap in Australia is well known where it is, it is well guarded, it is also known that we never get told what it costs us, never get a referendum if we still want it. I have been rather perplexed to read that echelon is tasked with industrial espionage although we heavily criticise China for doing just that. There are locations in neighbourhoods where you wonder about things which only make sense if they are an eavesdropping facility. Looking around is all you need to do. I wanted to have a look here whether the current war on Huawei could be due to them not having a backdoor for echelon. But there is no hint here. 2001:8003:AC60:1400:CD43:D6F9:C250:6512 (talk) 02:42, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

Probably not but that would be editor ALR's problem. And it's not exactly like Wikipedia is written in secret code. Most likely the NSA and ECHELON can deal with anything put in its article. --Wlmg (talk) 18:31, 10 June 2013 (UTC)

Regards to NSA (and ATT) this is a very long and very interesting article. It explains locations and operating details. The information may not fit anywhere (I don't know, it is above my pay grade) but it is awesomely interesting to read. Good thing that we are the good guys. We have awesome technology. Read this and report back on what you think:
 * https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/
 * It has pictures of main buildings in eight USA largest cities. -- AstroU (talk) 03:45, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Infobox
Not sure why there is an NSA infobox in place for an international programme. Having a box for a single nation is monumentally misleading here. - SchroCat (talk) 21:47, 3 October 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅. I agree, so I removed it. --Jeff Ogden (W163) (talk) 23:00, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I was approached by a strange vehicle while at the Bonneville Power Administration building in Vancouver, Washington. Located by The Westfield Shopping Center,(aka. Vancouver Mall. The approximate location of the mall is 45°39′29″N 122°35′1″W) After I saw that the man driving wanted to make contact with myself I slowly approached the vehicle to find a very polite man and asked him if there was anything that i could help him with. We spoke for several minutes and as he handed me some hand sanitizer to help out with my hygeine problem( Due to Being a transient individual) I asked who he was employed with and what the symbol on his uniform was for.
 * The reply that I received was that he was employed through Echelon. I had remembered hearing this name while being a young child back in the early 1990's but could not remember what it was about.
 * To be 100% honest I am homeless in Vancouver washington with absolutely ZERO advocacy for the problems that I have been facing. I feel this is in part because of the conspiracy theories that I have going through my head. So my name is Christopher Mark Rew D.O.B Wed,October 4th 1989 at 12:04a.m. and I was born in Memorial hospital on main st. in Vancouver, Washington.
 * After using reasonable deduction I have come to a finalized conclusion that I have been a Target for many different things. From the time that I was born until my 34 years of age currently I believe that there are Human individuals, along with other more magnificent creatures of this world that have managed to time travel and have wound up "lost in space" if you will. I feel like our "WINCO" area ( Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado,and Oregon) have been a controlled variable in this equation. I have been implemented into the Watergate Scandal through Bonneville dam being blown in 2007 to help with washing away a mistake that the "God Particle" helped to produce. Van-alco where my grandfather was employed while i was a child had been fined with a 76 billion dollar fine for poluting the columbia river during production. At this time i was in juvenile prison with Vincent Woods. aka Anthony Grecco. come find me if you would like to know more about the papa johns predicitons on the presidential callender, Pizza Hut, Walking trees, intelligent automated vessels, Area 51 ( THE REAL ONE***** I205SB at Van Mall drive exit.) or N51 through RS Medical. I am also the person from the news article "Pharming a New Recepie for Disaster " KATU, KOIN6, FOX12, channel 13 news, The Columbian Newspaper,and also the Oregonian. FINN(3.57) Solar Winds, The COLD WAR, or anything else regarding music and EVERY reference for a Check point within time to assist with this definitive reality equation. W3Y3ES, ISOL8,HAVOC, PramwerC, Pinky, or the magic TV. I have no phone due to everything being stolen by police and also the local population. PLEASE HELP ME!!! 0000000700010041989000100030005150000531174748000 66.96.79.217 (talk) 21:46, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2024AD Vancouver "westfield shoppingtowne" mall 66.96.79.221 (talk) 20:35, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Jam Echelon Day
Seriously, no mention of this? 14.202.186.241 (talk) 01:00, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

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Le informazioni sono troppo speculative
La pagina andrebbe rivista: alcune fonti non sono oggettive, altre contraddicono l'esistenza stessa del programma negli anni 70 82.132.225.110 (talk) 06:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, wanted to post in the Italian page. Please close 82.132.225.110 (talk) 06:47, 22 October 2021 (UTC)