# Oasis (software)

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**Oasis** is a piece of [software](/source/Computer_software) developed by the [United States](/source/United_States) [Central Intelligence Agency](/source/Central_Intelligence_Agency) (CIA) that converts [audio](/source/Sound) signals such as [cellphone](/source/Cellular_telephone) calls and [television](/source/Television) and [radio](/source/Radio) [broadcasts](/source/Broadcasting) into readable and searchable text.[1] It is designed to [intelligently](/source/Artificial_intelligence) analyze an audio signal such as a cellphone call in order to identify and label each speaker (Male 1, Male 2, Female 1, and so forth). Oasis is also able to intelligently reference terms, such as by linking "[car bomb](/source/Car_bomb)" with "[terrorism](/source/Terrorism)". Oasis will eventually be able to recognize key languages such as [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language) and [Chinese](/source/Chinese_language), as well as [English](/source/English_language).

## See also

- [Carnivore](/source/Carnivore_(FBI)) – a system developed by the US [FBI](/source/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) to "[wiretap](/source/Telephone_tapping)" [email](/source/Email).
- [ECHELON](/source/ECHELON) – a joint signals intelligence network.
- [Magic Lantern](/source/Magic_Lantern_(spyware)) – a [keystroke logging](/source/Keystroke_logging) program developed by the US FBI.
- [vidby](/source/Vidby) – AI-based translation for videos
- [reQall](/source/ReQall) – an app that organizes spoken voice notes

## References

1. Gerdes, Louise I. (2004). [*Espionage and Intelligence Gathering*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gdNXAAAAYAAJ). Greenhaven Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9780737715811. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

## External links

- [An article about Oasis](https://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/06/cia_patching_echelon_shortcomings/) from [The Register](/source/The_Register).
- [Will spyware work?](http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2001/011201-attack04.htm)

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