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SUMware
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June 14th, @01:51PM
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Re: AT&T willing to spy for NSA, MPAA, and RIAA
said by EUS  :Will changing providers work? No.
From original post: In addition to running a massive network of its own, AT&T runs a good chunk of the backbone infrastructure in the US. It's a rare bit of traffic that can make it to its destination without passing on to an AT&T-owned network.
said by EUS :If your traffic for any reason travels to an AT&T network, wouldn't they still be able inspect anything they want to? Yes.
From Spam Daily News
April 08, 2006: quote:
Mark Klein, a retired AT&T communications technician, said the company shunted all Internet traffic--including traffic from peering links connecting to other Internet backbone providers-- to semantic traffic analyzers, installed in a secret room inside the AT&T central office on Folsom Street in San Francisco. Similar rooms were built in Seattle, San Jose, Los Angeles and San Diego.
"Based on my understanding of the connections and equipment at issue, it appears the NSA (National Security Agency) is capable of conducting what amounts to vacuum-cleaner surveillance of all the data crossing the Internet," Klein said.
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Mele20
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| said by SUMware :said by EUS :Will changing providers work? No. From original post: In addition to running a massive network of its own, AT&T runs a good chunk of the backbone infrastructure in the US. It's a rare bit of traffic that can make it to its destination without passing on to an AT&T-owned network.said by EUS :If your traffic for any reason travels to an AT&T network, wouldn't they still be able inspect anything they want to? Yes. Anyone noticed my new signature? There is hope but we all have to start seeing and using the Internet as our Founding Fathers saw the press: the Marketplace of Ideas where rational discourse can and must take place among the citizenry.
"We must ensure that the Internet remains open and accessible to all citizens without any limitation on the ability of individuals to choose the content they wish regardless of the Internet service provider they use to connect to the Web. We cannot take this future for granted. We must be prepared to fight for it, because of the threat of corporate consolidation and control over the Internet marketplace of ideas." Al Gore, The Assault on Reason
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"The same ferocity that our founders devoted to protect the freedom and independence of the press is now appropriate for our defense of the freedom of the internet. The stakes are the same: the survival of our Republic". Al Gore, The Assault on Reason | |
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