more on NSA call database - NSA threatens Qwest contracts

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Ethan Ackerman <eackerma () u washington edu>
Date: May 11, 2006 1:33:01 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: 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
>
>
>
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