In 2008, the NSA began collecting what it called upstream communications, essentially information that travels across the Internet, separate from the what it receives from Internet service providers that filter data to respond to agency requests.n 2008, the NSA began collecting what it called upstream communications, essentially information that travels across the Internet, separate from the what it receives from Internet service providers that filter data to respond to agency requests.
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Background. The European Commission Recommendation 2003/361 sets out the main factors for determining whether a company is an SME; number of employees and either turnover or balance sheet total.The SME definition is important as there are a couple of benefits for a company if it meets the criteria:his would prohibit these companies from receiving aid in the form of grants or tax breaks where SME status is a condition. The SME definition is also increasingly cross-referenced in EU regulation. The AIFMD provides an exemption for SMEs from certain disclosure and asset stripping requirements.