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Wiretaps back on…U.S. Telecom cooperates "for the time being"
Milo Plurnbottom 4 months ago // Subscribe Public Sector Tips, tricks, and advice

Source: CHINAdaily – White House says phone wiretaps back on ‘for now’

The Bush administration said on Saturday US telecommunications companies have agreed to cooperate “for the time being” with spy agencies’ wiretaps, despite an ongoing battle between the White House and Congress over new terrorism surveillance legislation.

The measure passed by the Senate would provide retroactive lawsuit immunity to firms which cooperated with warrantless wiretaps that Bush authorized after the September 11 attacks. But the House of Representatives has opposed it, and Democratic leaders of both chambers said they would try to find a compromise.

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