On 4/7/06, R. A. Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com> wrote:
... "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," said Bankston.
i'm interested to see the monetary incentives behind this collaboration. when your competitors (and every other tier-3) are getting infrastructure investment and subsidy it is hard not to follow suit despite ethical qualms (if any of these carriers actually had ethical concerns before diverting traffic wholesale to the NSA).