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DOJ Immunizes Telecoms for Unauthorized Wiretap Assistance

By Jeralyn, Section Civil Liberties
Posted on Wed Apr 24, 2013 at 04:26:39 PM EST
Tags: telecoms, wiretapping (all tags)
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Via CNET:

Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on portions of networks operated by AT&T and other Internet service providers, a practice that might otherwise be illegal under federal wiretapping laws.

The secret legal authorization from the Justice Department originally applied to a cybersecurity pilot project in which the military monitored defense contractors' Internet links. Since then, however, the program has been expanded by President Obama to cover all critical infrastructure sectors including energy, healthcare, and finance starting June 12.

EPIC obtained the documents though an FOIA lawsuit.

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