IARPA

The ODNI's Office of Science and Technology's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has a portfolio of research projects, some of which include the exploration of techniques that could be applied to data mining. Results from such research projects may in the future be incorporated into operational programs employing data mining technology within the ODNI, the Intelligence Community, or other parts of the United States government, subject to appropriate legal, privacy, civil liberties and policy safeguards. Because of the potential privacy and civil liberties impact of the development of these technologies, IARPA is also specifically researching the use of technology to better protect privacy in light of these challenges.