EFF files papers alleging AT&T illegally taps comms for NSA
James S. Tyre
jstyre at jstyre.com
Fri Apr 7 13:38:07 EDT 2006
Our landing page for the case, including links to all publicly filed
documents, is at http://www.eff.org/legal/cases/att/
At 12:29 PM 4/7/2006 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>EFF has filed papers in a court case that claim that AT&T illegally
>turns over taps of internet communications to the NSA.
>
>This has been reported in several places but I thought I would bring
>it up here. Excerpt from the press release:
>
> "The evidence that we are filing supports our claim that AT&T is
> diverting Internet traffic into the hands of the NSA wholesale, in
> violation of federal wiretapping laws and the Fourth Amendment," said
> EFF Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston. "More than just threatening
> individuals' privacy, AT&T's apparent choice to give the government
> secret, direct access to millions of ordinary Americans' Internet
> communications is a threat to the Constitution itself. We are asking
> the Court to put a stop to it now."
>
>http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_04.php#004538
>
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>Perry E. Metzger perry at piermont.com
>
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