AT&T spokesperson Alex Byers told TechCrunch ... “did not have a formal customer notification policy regarding surveillance requests prior to Senator Wyden’s inquiry.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He added that while AT&T and Verizon only provide notice of surveillance of phone lines paid for by the Senate, T-Mobile informed his staff that it will provide notice for senators' campaign or ...

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 ...

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 ...

I write to request that you clear for public release additional information about the Hemisphere Project. This is a long-running dragnet surveillance program in which the White House pays AT&T to ...

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 ...