AT&T CEO Thinks You're A Forgetful Idiot, Hilariously Gives Apple Encryption Advice
from the glass-skyscrapers dept
You really can't find a pair of cozier bosom buddies than AT&T and the NSA. AT&T was duplicating fiber streams, effectively providing the NSA with its own mirror copy of every shred of data that touched the AT&T network. More recent documents have also highlighted AT&T's "extreme willingness" to help,
AT&T's the type of company you go to if you want advice on how to, say, defraud programs designed to help the hearing impaired orlow income Americans. AT&T's the company you go to when you want advice on how to rip off consumers with fraudulent services. AT&T's also the foremost authority on effectively buying state legislatures and convincing them to write abysmal, protectionist laws to demolish competitive threats. But advice on the "right thing to do" when it comes to encryption? Thanks, we'll pass.