The National Security Agency considered its relationship with AT&T unique and particularly productive, accordingto a report published Saturday. The information about the company’s close ties with the agency came from the trove of documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. AT&T, which NSA lauded for its “extreme willingness to help,” gave the agency access through several methods to billions of emails from its domestic networks, apparently relying on a number of different legal justifications.
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AT&T Went Above and Beyond for NSA, Say Snowden Docs
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 18, 2015 05:00 AMThe National Security Agency considered its relationship with AT&T unique and particularly productive, accordingto a report published Saturday. The information about the company’s close ties with the agency came from the trove of documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. AT&T, which NSA lauded for its “extreme willingness to help,” gave the agency access through several methods to billions of emails from its domestic networks, apparently relying on a number of different legal justifications.