"The government has been swooping up millions and millions of communications by ordinary people, then sorting through them to figure out what they really want."
Cindy Cohn
Cindy Cohn is the legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation her comment is in response to a ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The ruling reversed a lower judge's decision that blocked Carolyn Jewel's lawsuit against the U.S. government (Jewel v. National Security Agency).
The Los Angeles Times article, "Telecom customers may sue government over wiretapping, court says," has additional information on Ms. Cohn and the Jewel lawsuit.
Williams, Carol J. "Telecom customers may sue government over wiretapping, court says." Los Angeles Times 29 December, 2011: online edition.
Related information:
Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Jewel v. National Security Agency. No. 10-15616 and No. 10-15638. US Ct. of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 29 December, 2011. (PDF)
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