In 2006, AT&T technician Mark Klein revealed that the NSA had installed fiber optic splitters in Room 641A at AT&T's San Francisco facility, copying all internet traffic passing through the building. The equipment could process 10 gigabits per second. Klein provided technical documents showing the setup was designed to intercept domestic communications without warrants. The EFF sued AT&T, and Congress later passed retroactive immunity for telecoms that cooperated.
AT&T gave the NSA access to all internet traffic through a secret room (Room 641A) in San Francisco
βAT&T has a secret room where the NSA copies all internet traffic. They're conducting warrantless mass surveillance on American citizens.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βAT&T protects the privacy of our customers and complies with the law. We cannot comment on matters of national security.β
β AT&T Corporate Β· Apr 2006
π They Laughed At Us
βAT&T protects the privacy of our customers and complies with the law. We cannot comment on matters of national security.β
β³ The Vindication Timeline
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Confirmed: They Were Right
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