wired has published a statement from the eff’s key whistle-blowing witness in the class-action lawsuit against at&t. the equipment list seems to indicate that either at&t is really, really concerned about quality of service for the internet as a whole, or that they have established the infrastructure for intercepting ALL traffic on the internets. (wired also has an analysis of the statement).
it sure looks like the total information awareness (later renamed the terrorism information awareness) program was implemented despite having been defunded by congress in 2003. without more about where the information was going and how it was being used, i guess we won’t know. it is suspicious to say the least, that at&t is fighting to keep this under wraps. generally, when a company has a program designed to ensure quality service, they won’t shut up about it…
more info about the lawsuit at the EFF. i wonder when the polls are going to start showing a majority of american citizens are bothered they are living in an orwellian state. it bothers me, and hopefully you too. if so, please talk about it.
maybe we should all just stop paying our DSL and phone bills until they remove these additional unrequested “services”. or maybe rechristen their slogan: reach out and touch someone…inappropriately.
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