Friday, June 23, 2006
Government Moves to Dismiss AT&T Surveillance Case
A lawsuit alleging illegal collaboration between the US government and AT&T to spy on millions of US citizens went to court in San Francisco today to hear pleas by Justice Department attorneys for the case to be dismissed. Arguing that continuation of the suit could jeopardize "state secrets," federal attorneys asked judge Vaughn Walker to throw the case out of court.
See the press release by Electronic Frontier Foundation who filed the suit in January following revelations that the government had "instituted a comprehensive and warrantless electronic surveillance program that ignored the careful safeguards set forth by Congress."
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I once read that all of the major telecommuncations companies have made a deal with the government that they will not distribute any new communications technologies until a means of surveillance has been developed.
There is a company out there that sells equipment that lets you know when your telephone is being bugged, but I don't know how reliable it is.
There is a company out there that sells equipment that lets you know when your telephone is being bugged, but I don't know how reliable it is.
Do you know who makes the equipment?
I think you are probably right about the "major" telecoms. Daily Kos said recently that Vonage doesn't sell or give the gov your info, but when I read their privacy policy the loopholes were obvious. So I'm still looking for a trustworthy company that can provide local service. For long distance Working Assets is the way to go.
I think you are probably right about the "major" telecoms. Daily Kos said recently that Vonage doesn't sell or give the gov your info, but when I read their privacy policy the loopholes were obvious. So I'm still looking for a trustworthy company that can provide local service. For long distance Working Assets is the way to go.
A friend of mine who lives out in the woods here had an analog bag phone until this year when the company cut off his service. Apparently the analog type of bag cell phone was untraceable and unable to be pinpointed by sattelite. The company is eliminating this type of service completely.
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: 6/24/2006 08:30:00 PM
: 6/24/2006 08:30:00 PM
Anon 8:30 - That is disconcerting given all the latest news about government/telecom spying. Cell phones have built-in GPS, and home phones are connected to the NSA.
What company discontinued his service? I have an old analog bag phone in my truck and it still works, at least last time I tried it.
I generally don't have it plugged in and use it maybe once or twice a month. I only pay like $10 a month- the so called "safety plan" with U.S. Cellular.
I generally don't have it plugged in and use it maybe once or twice a month. I only pay like $10 a month- the so called "safety plan" with U.S. Cellular.
Oh, I was told somewhere that cellular companies won't even bother activating the old analog phones anymore, though.
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