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A former AT&T technician provided a sworn declaration with network diagrams proving the NSA systematically copied all of AT&T's internet traffic, not just targeted surveillance, confirming decades-old allegations.
A former AT&T technician has provided a sworn declaration with network diagrams proving the NSA copied all internet traffic flowing through AT&T systems — not just targeted surveillance of specific suspects, but the entire stream. This corroborates allegations that have circulated since Edward Snowden's leaks but lacked the kind of technical documentation now on the record. The technician's evidence includes specifics on how the NSA tapped into AT&T's backbone infrastructure and the scope of data captured.
This distinction matters legally and practically. Targeted surveillance of named individuals can theoretically fit within a warrant framework. Bulk copying of everything is dragnet surveillance — capturing communications of journalists, lawyers, activists, business competitors, and random citizens. The fact that this is happening at a major carrier means the NSA has been processing millions of people's metadata and content at scale. The declaration gives plaintiff lawyers something concrete to point to in civil suits and gives Congress a factual basis to demand answers about what data was collected, how long it was kept, and whether it was used in criminal cases.
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