a tapping we will go

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Lin, Herb" <HLin () nas edu>
Date: September 9, 2008 9:41:21 AM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: Of interest to IP?

http://news.cnet.com/8300-13739_3-46.html
September 8, 2008 7:54 AM PDT
Exclusive: Widespread cell phone location snooping by NSA?
If you thought that the National Security Agency's warrantless  
wiretapping was limited to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, think again.

While these household names of the telecom industry almost certainly  
helped the government to illegally snoop on their customers,  
statements by a number of legal experts suggest that collaboration  
with the NSA may run far deeper into the wireless phone industry. With  
over 3,000 wireless companies operating in the United States, the  
majority of industry-aided snooping likely occurs under the radar,  
with the dirty-work being handled by companies that most consumers  
have never heard of.

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The National Academies
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