Newstovote - U.S. intelligence agency, the CIA, reportedly paid the price on mobile phone service provider in order to get the data user conversation.
This was disclosed by The New York Times, Thursday, November 7, 2013, from the sources of U.S. government officials. According to officials who declined to be named, the CIA pay phone operator AT & T for U.S. $ 10 million per year for customer data . CIA was suspected terrorist targets overseas.
The data is not only the data conversation among AT & T customers, but also the entire conversation through mobile targets. The Times report said, including data obtained from the CIA is a phone conversation and to America.
Because the CIA is forbidden to spy on American citizens in the U.S., then the caller's identity disguised. In some cases, the FBI followed up with a CIA operation requires AT & T give subscriber data without censoring.
The Times said the sources, this cooperation is voluntary between the two parties without a subpoena .
When confirmed, AT & T is not confirmed or denied the report. At the same time, they do not deny that if the government pays for information. AT & T said in a statement received by CNN, their actions are within the law.
" Like all providers of telecommunications services, our government routinely charge for any information we provide. We do not want to comment on matters of national security, " the statement said AT & T.
Meanwhile , the CIA declined to comment on the method of their intelligence. " CIA to protect the country and respect the privacy rights of American citizens by ensuring that data collection activities focus on intelligence abroad, in accordance with U.S. law, " the CIA said in a statement.
Disclosure of CIA cooperation with the mobile operator once again to expose American spying operation. Previously, Edward Snowden has made U.S. relations with several countries threatened because the action leaked wiretaps by the National Security Agency ( NSA ).
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