PRISM scandal: internet exchange points as targets for surveillance

At least some of the data traffic coming through the German internet exchange point DE-CIX is diverted to German intelligence and other agencies. This was confirmed by an expert connected to the company that runs the internet exchange point, talking to The H's associates at heise online. 

DE-CIX - the world`s largest internet exchange point

The peak load at DE-CIX, which claims to be the world's largest internet exchange point, is currently measured at more than 2.5 Tbit/s. Over 500 peering partners, including most of the major internet providers, use the more than 700 10Gbit/s and 200 Gbit/s ports, and the peering platform is due to be expanded to 100 Gbit/s connections in the next few months.

Internet exchange points as targets for surveillance | The H Security