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AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, secret, Bush Administration, privilege, telecommunications, class action, lawsuit, worker, government

Judge to decide on AT&T spying suit

June 24, 2006 AT&T, DOJ say companies are protected from privacy laws when working with government on national security issues. TAGS: AT&T Corp., privilege, government, lawsuit, secret, Judge, worker

BellSouth shareholders approve AT&T merger

July 21, 2006 Shareholders OK $67 billion bid, but several groups, including the ACLU, have objections. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., shareholder, AT&T Corp., merger, lawsuit, proxy, SBC Communications Inc., government, telecommunications

GSA to cast shadow over Sun?

May 30, 2007 GSA testimony next week before congressional committee to address propriety of government's tech contracts, and could focus on Sun. TAGS: Electronic Data Systems Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Accenture Ltd., lawsuit, government, spokesman, contract, administrator, agency, Dell, HP

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, warrant, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., lawsuit, attorney, government, class action, telecommunications

Appeals court may let NSA lawsuits proceed

August 15, 2007 Panel peppers government attorneys with sharp questions and suggests that two cases alleging illegal surveillance may be allowed to continue. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, attorney, lawsuit, AT&T Corp., Bush Administration, Judge, secret, San Francisco, government, document

Week in review: Can Google keep a secret?

March 17, 2006 Google hasn't had much luck keeping secrets lately, and now it looks like feds will pry loose more info. TAGS: excerpt, Usenet, secret, Week in review, Google Inc., federal judge, lawsuit, government, archiving, search result, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, video card, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo files to dismiss China human rights suit

August 27, 2007 Two Chinese journalists allege the Internet giant "willingly" handed over information that led to their arrest and prosecution. TAGS: subsidiary, China, Internet company, Yahoo! Inc., prison, journalist, lawsuit, motion, government, law

Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformed

January 17, 2007 Alberto Gonzales said the controversial domestic surveillance program will now be overseen by a secret court in Washington. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, Bush Administration, court, federal judge, lawsuit, announcement, attorney general, terrorism, government, letter, AT&T Corp., Adobe PDF
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