The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is currently suing AT&T for violating the rights of its customers and a number of other Americans. AT&T (allegedly) illegally captured internet and phone traffic at one of its data centers in California (and maybe elsewhere) at the request of the NSA. There was no warrant for these wiretaps, and the wiretapping was (allegedly) done on the phone lines of US Citizens. A brave AT&T engineer turned whistle-blower named Mark Klein brought all of this to light.
Boing Boing posted a link to an excellent EFF Video by Mark Klein on what he and the EFF allege was occurring at AT&T’s data center, and about certain members of Congress trying to grant retroactive immunity to companies that may have illegally cooperated with the NSA like AT&T. It is worth noting that QWest told the NSA to shove it.
I don’t ever want to get too political on this blog. If you read anything that refers to a politician or some other political statement, I am *probably* joking around. But this is something that truly is disgusting. First of all, the NSA should never have done this (allegedly). And second, AT&T should never have gone along with it (allegedly).
