Wyden says senators weren't warned about surveillance on phones

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that three major phone carriers failed to establish systems to notify offices about surveillance requests, as required by their Senate contracts. His "Dear Colleague" letter said AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile did not notify lawmakers when their Senate-funded lines were being monitored by the executive branch or other entities. “If...

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