Verizon Sued For Alleged Illegal WiretapsNew Class Action for $20 billion
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old news - 01:21PM Monday Feb 20 2006)
tags: legal · privacyVerizon
has been sued for allegedly handing over customer information to the NSA without a court order. The class action lawsuit seeks $20 billion in damages for alleged violations of customer privacy by a warrantless government wiretapping program. Several weeks ago
the EFF filed suit against AT&T, claiming the telco was also doling out customer information (phone records, e-mail exchanges) without a court order.