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Video: The AT&T Wiretapping Dealio Explained in Two Minutes

This clip, featuring AT&T whisteblower Mark Klein, was thrown together by Senator Chris Dodd's staff and neatly wraps up the basics of the snooping allegations the EFF's pursuing against AT&T. He's apparently rubbing elbows in DC this week to...

4:00 AM on Thu Nov 8 2007, by Matt Buchanan, 3,285 views, 26 comments

Snuggly the Security Bear Explains: Warrantless Wiretapping Is All About Love and Freedom

If you're still confused about the whole warrantless domestic spying program that the telecoms colluded with the government on (which is being conveniently shuffled away from official scrutiny, forever), Snuggly the Security Bear by Mark Fiore...

11:25 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008, by matt buchanan, 19,605 views, 159 comments

Senate Set to Give Retroactive Immunity to AT&T and Other Telcos for Warrantless Wiretapping Program

Should AT&T and the other telcos involved (like Verizon) get a total pass for participating in the NSA's domestic wiretapping program that let the government eavesdrop on Americans without a warrant? The Senate's thisclose to giving them immunity...

3:20 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007, by matt buchanan, 2,667 views, 51 comments

As the new FISA bill—the one that grants retroactive immunity to wiretapping telcos—moves closer to a final vote in the Senate (and a threatened filibuster), Ars Technica looks at the money. AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint donated double the amount...

1:38 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008, by Chris Walters, 645 views, 21 comments

Verizon may have admitted it gives out customer info without warrants, but AT&T and Qwest both refused to give Congress any information on their participation in the government's wire-tapping activities, saying they needed permission from Bush...

12:20 PM on Tue Oct 16 2007, by Chris Walters, 266 views, 3 comments

Tomorrow FBI Will Be Jacked Into Everyone's Internets

Tomorrow is the deadline for ISPs to have their networks wired up with G-Man-mandated surveillance equipment that will make it easier for the FBI to snoop, spy and wiretap the Intertubes, per the FCC's expanded 2002 interpretation of the 1994...

5:15 PM on Sun May 13 2007, by Matt Buchanan, 11,124 views, 41 comments

Wired is assembling a list of where each senator stands on the issue of granting immunity to phone companies who participated in wiretapping—which could be decided as early as today. The list includes phone numbers so you can call if you...

12:17 PM on Thu Oct 18 2007, by Chris Walters, 355 views, 1 comment

Pith & Vinegar

• XM Radio responds to RIAA's lawsuit. Diverse, commercial free radio controlled by extremely rich men is apparently too scary for RIAA's obscenely rich men.

7:51 PM on Fri May 19 2006, by popkin, 117 views, 1 comment

Obama Supports Warrantless Wiretapping, Just Like Bush

So much for change: Wired reports that Obama's administration is lining with Bush on supporting the warrantless-eavesdropping program, urging the courts to drop a case against it. Paraphrasing Stewart: It's only f*ck*ng day one.

4:59 PM on Fri Jan 23 2009, by Jesus Diaz, 19,048 views, 147 comments

FBI Wiretaps Shut Down:The Feds Weren't Paying the Bills (and Other Frightening Things)

Here is a comforting thought for you. Apparently the FBI has routinely failed to pay telecom companies for providing phone and internet lines that they had been using for wiretaps and other super-secret surveillance. This has resulted in at least...

6:57 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008, by Sean Fallon, 8,911 views, 29 comments