Press Release
No Free Pass for Telco Spies
Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is again debating whether to grant retroactive immunity to telephone companies for eavesdropping on American citizens through warrantless wiretaps.
Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, issued the following statement:
"Phone companies are supposed to deliver our messages, not spy on them. But at every turn, these telco giants trample on basic constitutional principles of privacy and free speech."
"Even as their lobbyists swarm Capitol Hill to sidestep the legal system, phone companies like AT&T are pushing forward with plans to build and deploy technology that would allow them to better spy on and censor their customers' Internet traffic.
"When you break the law you should face the consequences. The American people are counting on Congress to reject immunity and make it clear that phone company spying -- both past and future -- will not be tolerated."
Josh Silver, executive director of Free Press, issued the following statement:
"Phone companies are supposed to deliver our messages, not spy on them. But at every turn, these telco giants trample on basic constitutional principles of privacy and free speech."
"Even as their lobbyists swarm Capitol Hill to sidestep the legal system, phone companies like AT&T are pushing forward with plans to build and deploy technology that would allow them to better spy on and censor their customers' Internet traffic.
"When you break the law you should face the consequences. The American people are counting on Congress to reject immunity and make it clear that phone company spying -- both past and future -- will not be tolerated."
