The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed evidence supporting a motion for preliminary injunction in its class-action lawsuit against AT&T.
The new evidence was based on documentation provided by whistle-blower Mark Klein, a retired AT&T employee, who claims that the NSA has secretly placed a system to monitor phone calls at a switching station in San Francisco. For all the radio patriots out there who scream that a transparent review of the government’s wire-tapping procedures will somehow help terrorists, the EFF made the filing under seal -- a well-established procedure that prohibits public access and permits only the judge.
No matter the outcome of this case, we can all be hopeful for a future when the United States can still produce heros like Mark Klein. In the words of EFF Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl, "Mark Klein is a true American hero...he has bravely come forward with information critical for proving AT&T's involvement with the government's invasive surveillance program."
Little Brother Is Watching could not agree more. Bravo Mark. Bravo EFF.
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