05.23.06 By Kevin Fogarty
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The documents, here in PDF form,
include descriptions of the
fiber-optic splitters, routers and wiring Klein alleges
that AT&T set up in "secret rooms" to monitor traffic across its WorldNet Internet Backbone.
Klein's
documents describe the setup, testing and maintenance of equipment for the
locked wiring closets—which were located within larger networking facilities but were
accessible only to specific management-level technicians with the right security clearance.
Central to the surveillance setup in each location, Klein writes,
was a packet-inspection unit called a Semantic Traffic Analyzer from Narus, whose flagship products are
designed for IP security intercept and traffic classification.
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), which
has filed a class-action suit accusing AT&T of helping the NSA (National Security Agency) break laws against domestic spying and invasion of privacy, can't comment on the increased detail in Klein's latest revelations, said EFF spokesperson Rebecca Jeschke.<snip>
PDF (29pages) --
http://blog.wired.com/27BStroke6/att_klein_wired.pdfhttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1966134,00.asp