Qwest Joins White House Push for Mandatory Data Retention Law The telecommunications company that was recently hailed by civil libertarians for resisting the NSA’s demands for domestic call data is now drawing criticism from those same groups. Qwest has endorsed a Bush administration proposal to force internet companies to keep lengthy records of their subscribers’ surfing habits, so federal authorities could review them. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says the law would help fight terrorism and child exploitation. (News.com)AT&T Says Cooperation in NSA Spying Was Legal “An AT&T executive on Tuesday offered a glimpse into how the company appears to have opened its networks to the National Security Agency.
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