EFF files papers alleging AT&T illegally taps comms for NSA

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."

h
ttp://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_04.php#004538

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Our landing page for the case, including links to all
publicly filed 
documents, is at http://www.eff.or
g/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."
>
>h
ttp://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_04.php#004538
>
>--
>Perry E. Metzger                perrypiermont.com
>
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