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On the heels of recent revelations that the FBI abused their power to issue national security letters for illegal domestic surveillance, the FBI now also admits that they have contracts with AT&T, Verizon and MCI to harvest phone records on American citizens.

As usual, 27b Stroke 6, has excellent coverage on the issue:

• AT&T, Verizon: We Obeyed FBI “Emergency” Requests – 739 of Them
• Homeland Data Tool Needs Privacy Help, Report Says
• FBI Confirms Contracts with AT&T, Verizon and MCI
• FBI Knew Spying Was Illegal in 2004, Did Nothing
• FBI Broke Law Using Patriot Powers, Former FBI Agent Says

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