AT&T, BellSouth and Verizon all face class-action lawsuits, seeking US$200 billion in damages for violating customer privacy. The FBI has increased the use of National Security Letters, an arcane tool with roots in the Cold War that allows the government to demand customer records and sensitive data without court approval. With no end in sight to the war on terror and the U.S. government casting an ever wider net in its search for domestic terrorists, companies need to weigh their options carefully.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2119921/verizon–nsa-case-puts-companies-on-notice.html