Vodafone admits that secret government wiretaps are intercepting customer calls

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by Sindy Cator on June 5, 2014 at 11:59 pm

In a huge disclosure on the one-year anniversary of the Snowden leaks, telecom Vodafone admits that government agencies have installed wires in the company’s system that allow for listening to and tracking of customer calls. The Guardian reports that the telecom, which operates in 29 countries, has admitted that some countries have literally tapped into the company’s mobile and landline system. Because it’s unlawful in six of the countries that Vodafone operates to disclose that the government is accessing its system for the purpose of surveillance, Vodafone has not stated which countries have the wire taps. The company has also disclosed that other telcos…