It's not surprising that an expert hired by EFF should produce an analysis that supports the group's case against AT&T. But last week's public court filing of a redacted statement by J. Scott Marcus is still worth reading for the obvious expertise of its author, and the cunning insights he draws from the AT&T spy documents. An internet pioneer and former FCC advisor who held a Top Secret security clearance, Marcus applies a Sherlock Holmes level of reasoning to his dissection of the evidence in the case: 120-pages of AT&T manuals that EFF filed under seal, and whistleblower Mark Klein's observations inside the company's San Francisco switching center. . The link for this article located at Wired.com is no longer available. . A detailed look at NSA detection methods uncovers essential insights into surveillance challenges, particularly via AT&T documents revealing telecom and governmental interactions. NSA Detection, AT&T Surveillance, Privacy Laws. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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