Private companies protect US access to cables’ data for surveillance

Re:Private companies protect US access to cables’ data for s... by Splendor on Monday July 08, 2013 @12:47PM (#6007670)

> "Negotiating leverage has come from a seemingly mundane government power: the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to approve cable licenses. In deals involving a foreign company, say people familiar with the process, the FCC has held up approval for many months while the squadron of lawyers dubbed Team Telecom developed security agreements that went beyond what’s required by the laws governing electronic eavesdropping."

This is disgusting.

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Re:Private companies protect US access to cables’ data for s... by malandrew on Monday July 08, 2013 @03:45PM (#6008809)

I would certainly hope that these companies can now sue the FCC in light of these new facts.

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Re:Private companies protect US access to cables’ data for s... by gbin on Monday July 08, 2013 @08:08PM (#6010280)

I almost puked on this one... Welcome the real telecom world I suppose....

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