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 ...

the cost of accommodating government surveillance requests increased. AT&T, for example, said it devotes roughly 100 employees to review each request and hand over data. Likewise, Verizon said its ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...