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AT&T May Have to Follow Constitution in the Future

November 18th, 2007 by Steve

This news is a couple of days old, but somehow I missed it:

Another victory — the House of Representatives just passed the RESTORE Act, which does not give the telecoms amnesty. Read EFF’s Media Release here.

With your help, EFF scored a victory today, as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a surveillance bill without giving legal amnesty to telecoms that participated in warrantless spying programs. Telecom amnesty is aimed at derailing dozens of lawsuits against the telecoms for participating in a massive warrantless domestic surveillance program — including EFF’s class-action suit against AT&T.

It’s a good start.  If major telecoms have to start following the Constitution, who will be next?  Politicians?

Posted in Civil Liberties, Tech, National Politics

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