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more on NSA call database - NSA threatens Qwest contracts
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 14:09:15 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Ethan Ackerman <eackerma () u washington edu> Date: May 11, 2006 1:33:01 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] more on NSA call database - NSA threatens Qwest contracts
Greetings Dave, More disturbing stuff in the USAToday article. Apparently _only_ Qwest balked at turning over call records - on the grounds that the Communications Act clearly and explicitly prohibits it from doing so. So what did the NSA do? Get a court order? - Nope, they even told Qwest something to the effect of 'we don't think the FISA court or the Attorney General would let us, but come on, do it anyway.' Additionally, the NSA threatened their eligibility for government contracts - an act which violates quite a few statutes and contracting regulations. The USAToday article indicates these threats and requests were confirmed by at least two people present in each case. Perhaps Qwest could get back some of their lost shareholder value by suing over these threats... -Ethan On 5/11/06, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: May 11, 2006 7:01:54 AM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls It's a BIG Article, but here's a snippet.... "It's the largest database ever assembled in the world," said one person, who, like the others who agreed to talk about the NSA's activities, declined to be identified by name or affiliation. The agency's goal is "to create a database of every call ever made" within the nation's borders, this person added. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-10-nsa_x.htm ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as eackerma () u washington edu To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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