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AT&T spokesperson Alex Byers told TechCrunch ... “did not have a formal customer notification policy regarding surveillance requests prior to Senator Wyden’s inquiry.” ...
At AT&T, a team of more than 100 workers handles the requests pouring in from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. More than 250,000 such requests came in last year — a more than ...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that three major phone carriers failed to establish systems to notify offices about surveillance requests, as required by their Senate contracts. His “Dear ...
Updated AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile US failed to set up systems to notify lawmakers when government snoops came calling for ...
AT&T's surveillance system is said to follow a ... In the aftermath, the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched lawsuits and FOIA requests for further details on Hemisphere, targeting both ...
The No. 2 U.S. mobile operator made the request in a December 5 letter ... The more significant public debate is about government surveillance practices, AT&T; said, and noted it and other ...
In a move that’s supposed to help people screen spammy phone calls, AT&T announced a new service ... of” for complying with law enforcement surveillance requests. TransUnion acquired Neustar ...
The secret surveillance requests were first revealed in 2021 to ... our ability to perform our constitutional duties is severely threatened." AT&T spokesperson Alex Byers told TechCrunch in ...