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Lawmakers Near Immunity Fight, Extend Spy Bill
Posted by Reuters on 30 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Verizon, Middle East, AT&T, Security, privacy, Human Rights
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By Thomas Ferraro, Reuters Amid a high-stakes battle over whether to grant telephone companies immunity, the House of Representatives agreed to extend an expiring anti-terror surveillance law. |
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The End of Privacy
Posted by Truth Dig on 25 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: News, Bush, Politics, Cheney, AT&T, privacy
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By Seth Cohen, Truth Dig Amid the controversy brewing in the Senate over Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform, the Bush administration appears to have changed its strategy and is devising a bold new plan that would strip away FISA protections. |
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Wiretapping at Its Worst
Posted by Media Consortium on 24 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Pentagon, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T
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By Brian Beutler, Media Consortium A revolving door between the telecommunications industry and federal government ensures that the doors to your personal privacy are wide open. |
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Wiretapping at Its Worst
Posted by Media Consortium on 24 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Pentagon, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T
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By Brian Beutler, Media Consortium A revolving door between the telecommunications industry and federal government ensures that the doors to your personal privacy are wide open. |
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Companies Seeking Immunity Donate to Senator
Posted by MediaChannel on 23 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Pentagon, Verizon, AT&T, US Congress
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By Eric Lichtblau and Scott Shane, NY Times Executives at the two biggest phone companies contributed more than $42,000 in political donations to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV this year while seeking his support for legal immunity for businesses participating in NSA eavesdropping. |
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Companies Seeking Immunity Donate to Senator
Posted by MediaChannel on 23 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Pentagon, Verizon, AT&T, US Congress
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By Eric Lichtblau and Scott Shane, NY Times Executives at the two biggest phone companies contributed more than $42,000 in political donations to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV this year while seeking his support for legal immunity for businesses participating in NSA eavesdropping. |
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Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies
Posted by NY Times on 18 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, USGOP, USDemocrats, Bush, 9/11, Pentagon, Cheney, Policy, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T, US Congress
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By Eric Lichtblau, NY Times Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee reached a tentative agreement with the Bush administration that would give telephone carriers legal immunity for any role they played in the NSA’a domestic eavesdropping program approved by President Bush. |
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Editorials Amplify Call for Congress to Act Against Telco Censorship
Posted by Save The Internet on 03 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, Policy, Verizon, Activism, Telecommunications, AT&T
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By Save The Internet Verizon and AT&T’s attempts to sweep away the controversy over cell phone censorship backfired today with major newspaper editorials and articles on the issue. Despite phone companies’ best spin… |
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Inside the Data Mine
Posted by Truth Dig on 15 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Commentary, AT&T, U.S. Military, privacy
The Bush administration’s domestic spying program has depended on the willing participation of America’s telecommunications giants, and all but one, Qwest, were willing to comply. Truthdig contributor Onnesha Roychoudhuri investigates the complex world of national security and regulation to find out whether Qwest’s extraordinary bad luck in recent years has been more than a coincidence - and what it means for what’s left of your privacy.
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Democracy Now: ‘The Media Dissector’
Posted by MediaChannel on 14 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Ownership, USGOP, VIDEO, Free Speech, Politics, Economics, AT&T, Karl Rove
Danny Schechter on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis and AT&T’s Censorship of Pearl Jam.
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Democracy Now: ‘The Media Dissector’ (Audio)
Posted by Danny Schechter on 13 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Ownership, Free Speech, Commentary, Politics, Economics, AT&T, Karl Rove
Danny Schechter on Karl Rove’s Resignation, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis and AT&T’s Censorship of Pearl Jam.
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AT&T’s Shenanigans In Hiding $10 DSL Service Go From Exasperating To Infuriating
Posted by Consumers Union on 13 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: News, Ownership, New Media, FCC, AT&T
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Consumer’s Union “Let’s not and say we did” may be AT&T’s newest tactic about letting consumers know about a bargain basement-$10 a month Internet service the company was forced to begin offering to gain government approval of its megamerger with BellSouth last year. |
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ACLU Slams FBI Plan To Pay Telecoms To Store Phone Records
Posted by Wired on 25 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Technology, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T
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By Ryan Singel, Wired An FBI proposal to pay the nations’ telecoms to store phone records for years and to provide instant access to agents raises concerns about American’s Constitutional rights, according to the ACLU. |
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New Report Busts Telco Myths about U.S. Internet
Posted by Save The Internet on 19 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Technology, Media Freedom, Policy, FCC, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T, Comcast
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By Save The Internet A report released today decisively shoots down many of the myths that telecommunications lobbyists and shills have manufactured about the health of America’s Internet - Mythmaker Mike McCurry is seen here. |
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New Report Busts Telco Myths about U.S. Internet
Posted by Save The Internet on 19 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: News, Technology, Media Freedom, Policy, FCC, Verizon, Telecommunications, AT&T, Comcast
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By Save The Internet A report released today decisively shoots down many of the myths that telecommunications lobbyists and shills have manufactured about the health of America’s Internet - Mythmaker Mike McCurry is seen here. |
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