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The AT&T Whistleblower's Evidence

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-he-knew dept.

hdtv writes "Wired News has published the details of NSA wiretap and revealed former AT&T technician Mark Klein as the main whistleblower, specifically covering the evidence he presented when he came forward." From the article: "In this recently surfaced statement, Klein details his discovery of an alleged surveillance operation in an AT&T office in San Francisco, and offers his interpretation of company documents that he believes support his case. For its part, AT&T is asking a federal judge to keep those documents out of court, and to order the EFF to return them to the company."

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  1. Update on lawsuit by Paladin144 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    From the summary: For its part, AT&T is asking a federal judge to keep those documents out of court, and to order the EFF to return them to the company."

    Forbes has an article on how the EFF has won the first round by getting the judge to agree that the documents should be released. Of course, AT&T will get a chance to scrub them clean of "trade secrets", a loophole they will no doubt abuse. However, at least the judge is showing a willingness to get down into the nitty-gritty.

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  2. Court ruled yesterday by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 4, Interesting
    EFF Link.

    Documents remain sealed, but remain in evidence.

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  3. Easy answers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The question is, when will the dam finally burst?

    I think it's about to. We'll see in November. Although I'm personally not voting Democrat, I'm splitting my vote among various losers, which is closest to "none of the above". I'm damned sick of both parties (although the Repubs have more of my ire at present).

    When will we see headlines talking about impeachment?

    As I'm old enough to have voted for Nixon, I'd say as soon as the Democrats control both Senate and Congress.

    When will people finally wake the fuck up and say enough is enough?

    Never. Cows don't revolt.

    Will there ever be an end to the war on terra?

    Will there ever be an end to the war on drugs? That started with Nixon (analgies analogies!)

    Will we ever see a terror level below yellow?

    Not so long as the President is yellow. In fact, the whole Federal Government seems to be full of cowards, wimpily cowering before the big bad Muslims.

    Does anyone believe the bushit?

    Unfortunately, yes. You only have to read Slashdot to see that... and these are supposedly nerds, supposedly intelligent. I wonder what they're talking about over at the People Magazine forums? Probably this, this or this.

    It's pathetic. I should move to Amsterdam.

  4. A hunch by Gabesword · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Call it a hunch but I believe that if not now, then definatly in a few years, words like torrent, mp3, and avi will work just as well as bomb or Jihad. Our government has been bought and paid for and today's terror monitoring is tomorrow's corporate sponsored public monitoring.

  5. Re:Stupid article by Iaughter · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Then why is AT&T's defense "We were forced to do it by the Government" instead of "We didn't do it"?

    Because they weren't legally required to do it. They were merely pressured to do it.