Vodafone Reveals Wire Tapping

Johnboy1951

Vodafone, one of the world's largest mobile phone groups, has revealed the existence of secret wires that allow government agencies to listen to all conversations on its networks, saying they are widely used in some of the 29 countries in which it operates in Europe and beyond.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jun/06/vodafone-reveals-secret-wires-allowing-state-surveillance

davej

It's interesting that Ireland was the only country that did not give permission to publish the warrant numbers (other than the countries where it is illegal).



davej

Khannie

What does "vodafone coms data" cover?

davej wrote: »

It's interesting that Ireland was the only country that did not give permission to publish the warrant numbers (other than the countries where it is illegal).

It is interesting indeed.

Rucking_Fetard

Khannie wrote: »

What does "vodafone coms data" cover?

MetaData sen'yur.

Screaming Monkey

its crazy, at best it shows we dont fully understand this technology thing, how could our national security objections be any different to other countries, at worst were in the same league as the likes of Qatar, a bastion of democracy and transparency.

Johnboy1951

This from June 3rd

Above-top-secret details of Britain’s covert surveillance programme - including the location of a clandestine British base tapping undersea cables in the Middle East - have so far remained secret, despite being leaked by fugitive NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden. Government pressure has meant that some media organisations, despite being in possession of these facts, have declined to reveal them. Today, however, the Register publishes them in full.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/03/revealed_beyond_top_secret_british_intelligence_middleeast_internet_spy_base/


I found this interesting ..... the fact that Ireland is mentioned at all I mean ....

Among the cables specifically identified in one document as currently being intercepted or “on cover” are an Irish connection, Hibernia Atlantic, landing in Southport, and three European connections landing at Yarmouth, Dover, and Brighton.

daveohdave

There's also shedloads of multinationals based here.

wil

How irish times have/not changed

http://www.thejournal.ie/what-was-the-phone-tapping-scandal-1983-1232800-Dec2013/

Memory has become clouded and words reworded.

Manach

Offhand, I remember reading in Security & Surveillence by Landau, how the legality of this was created. Various US Acts, in the name of national security, gave US agencies this power; specially the NSA. IT telecom companies were compensated from a special fund.

gctest50

And all the other stuff they just didn't notice