Friday, April 14, 2006
AT&T, Group Challenge U.S. Spy Program - Yahoo! News
AT&T violated U.S. law and the privacy of its customers as part of the 'massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications' without warrants, the EFF alleged.
Klein said the NSA built a secret room at the company's San Francisco central office in 2003, adjacent to a 'switch room where the public's phone calls are routed.' One of the documents under seal, Klein said, shows that a device was installed with the 'ability to sift through large amounts of data looking for preprogrammed targets.'
Other so-called secret rooms were constructed at AT&T sites in Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego, the statement said.
Klein said the NSA built a secret room at the company's San Francisco central office in 2003, adjacent to a 'switch room where the public's phone calls are routed.' One of the documents under seal, Klein said, shows that a device was installed with the 'ability to sift through large amounts of data looking for preprogrammed targets.'
Other so-called secret rooms were constructed at AT&T sites in Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego, the statement said.
