“The article later notes that the big telcos — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Level3 and CenturyLink — have all agreed to participate in a program called Einstein 3, which analyzes metadata on emails, but that all of the companies asked for and received assurances that participating wouldn’t make them liable for violating wiretapping laws.
“Before they agreed to install the system on their networks, some of the five major Internet companies — AT&T Inc. (T), Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)., Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), Level 3 Communications Inc (LVLT). and CenturyLink Inc (CTL). — asked for guarantees that they wouldn’t be held liable under U.S. wiretap laws. Those companies that asked received a letter signed by the U.S. attorney general indicating such exposure didn’t meet the legal definition of a wiretap and granting them immunity from civil lawsuits, the person said.”
Suddenly the “blanket immunity” clauses in CISPA make a lot of sense. The whole point of CISPA, it appears, is to further protect these companies when this kind of information comes out.”
Microsoft Said To Give Zero Day Exploits To US Government Before It Patches Them | Techdirt
Todd says: Note the last comment in CIPSA and blanket immunity.
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