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[telecom] Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower (fwd)

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[EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation, kind of like an ACLU
        focusing on tech/privacy issues and then some...]

In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying

EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero 
who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive 
spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn't 
set out to change the world. For 22 years, he was a telecommunications 
technician for AT&T, most of that in San Francisco. But he always had a strong 
sense of right and wrong and a commitment to privacy.
     ......
When the New York Times reported in late 2005 that the NSA was engaging in 
spying inside the U.S., Mark realized that he had witnessed how it was 
happening. He also realized that the President was not telling Americans the 
truth about the program. And, though newly retired, he knew that he had to do 
something. He showed up at EFF's front door in early 2006 with a simple 
question: "Do you folks care about privacy?"
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying
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