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EarthLink Firmly Says 'No' to Spying Without Subpoena

Via Red Herring.

As the storm over warrantless eavesdropping by President Bush’s administration continues to brew in Washington, EarthLink, one of the communications companies that have been asked to provide information, said it did not give surveillance access to the government without a court order.

EarthLink, an Atlanta-based Internet service provider, said its firm policy is to not respond to surveillance requests without a subpoena or other court order. And one consumer advocate cheered EarthLink’s stance, saying it reminds communications companies they can say “no.”

The 12-year-old firm was one of 20 companies that were sent letters by Rep. John Conyers (D-Michigan), asking for detailed information on the nature and content of surveillance requests they received from the National Security Agency.

posted by Fergie @ 2/08/2006 08:48:00 AM