Americans don’t have the right to use software such as Skype or PGPfone if it doesn’t support mandatory backdoors for wiretapping? That interpretation was confirmed by an FCC spokesman
The FCC released a document on Friday and according to the document Americans no longer have the right to use software that doesn’t support mandatory back-doors for […]

Wired News has published documents from EFF’s lawsuit against AT&T for the company’s role in helping the NSA perform indiscriminate, illegal warrantless wiretaps against millions of American citizens. AT&T has asked a court to take these documents out of the public record and suppress their publication — so grab your copy now while you can.
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An AT&T attorney indicated in federal court on Wednesday that the Bush administration provided legal authorization for the telecommunications company to open its network to the National Security Agency.
So here we go…we’ve found the loop-hole…now I’m sure that there’s no chance the government will supply AT&T or any other company (Bell South, Verizon who claim […]

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey yesterday demanded the Federal Communications Commission either launch an investigation into telecommunications companies that provided millions of customersâ?? phone records to the National Security Agency or explain how the program is lawful.
In a letter sent to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, Markey (D-Malden) said major telecommunication companies - including AT&T, Verizon and […]