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U.S. Telcos Grilled Over Government Access to Records

Via Reuters.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee asked AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., and Qwest Communications International Inc. on Tuesday to describe how U.S. government agencies sought to obtain information about customers' telephone and Internet use.

Last year, it was widely reported that some big telephone companies allowed the U.S. government access to millions of customers' telephone records for an anti-terrorism program. Qwest said it refused the government's request.

posted by Fergie @ 10/02/2007 12:39:00 PM