New US spy bill exposes telecoms
Posted by TrevorLyman on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 23:54
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A newly-passed US surveillance bill could open the door to lawsuits against telecommunications firms.
The bill, passed on Friday morning by the House of Representatives, would not provide immunity against legal actions to any firm which complied with the NSA's controversial warrantless wiretapping program.
That policy had been challenged by civil rights groups, which claimed that the practice was illegal and that the telecom companies broke the law by turning over records to the agency.
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