AT&T sued over alleged role in NSA surveillance program

[FreedomAngel82]

It's about time someone did this. I'm so glad Cingular told them no.

Link: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11320195/

Snip: <By Catherine Dominguez
San Antonio Business Journal
Updated: 7:00 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2006

A San Francisco-based digital civil-liberties group has filed a class-action lawsuit against San Antonio-based AT&T Inc. seeking to end the telecom giant's alleged participation in a domestic surveillance program being carried out by the National Security Agency (NSA).

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed the litigation on behalf of three California residents that the EFF claims represent the millions of AT&T customers potentially affected by the eavesdropping program. The lawsuit alleges AT&T has and is continuing to collaborate with the NSA by providing the agency with access to the company's databases and disclosing the contents of its customers' communications without a court-issued warrant. The lawsuit was filed on Jan. 31 with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which is based in San Francisco.

Walt Sharp, spokesman with AT&T, declined to comment on the lawsuit, adding that the company typically does not comment on pending litigation.

Rebecca Jaschke, spokeswoman for the EFF, says AT&T has 30 days to file a response to the allegations with the court. As of press time, AT&T had not yet filed its response. >

More at the link....

[laylah]

1. Good!

I had AT&T for YEARS until about 6 months ago. I would like to see a nationwide class action suit against those bastards :mad:

Jenn

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Yes

I would too.

[DemInDistress]

3. I am still an AT&T customer and I really HATE BUSH

I denounce him daily and think nothing of calling him a god-damn M-U-R-D-E-R-E-R..I hope to participate in this lawsuit even though i am in NYC. No doubt in my paranoid mind the bush crime family SPYS are watching my moves, thanks for the good find...

[shance]

5. Im not sure we have any choice any more NOT to be an AT&T customer.

???

[DemInDistress]

6. verizon...sprint...are they also giving free reign to NSA?

[BuyingThyme]

4. kcik