Internet-Backbone

AT&T Grants NSA Direct Access to Internet Backbone Infrastructure

2001-09-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In September 2001, AT&T established a secret partnership with the NSA to provide direct access to its internet backbone infrastructure, creating unprecedented mass surveillance capabilities that bypass traditional legal protections. This infrastructure enabled the systematic collection and …

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AT&T Establishes Mass Internet Surveillance Infrastructure for NSA

2001-09-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In the weeks following the 9/11 attacks, AT&T began developing a comprehensive infrastructure to provide the NSA direct access to internet backbone traffic. This involved installing sophisticated fiber-optic splitters at key network switching centers in eight major U.S. cities, enabling the NSA …

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