Senator Wyden Blasts AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile Over Surveillance Silence

Senator Wyden Blasts AT&T, Verizon & T-Mobile Over Surveillance Silence

Why AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Didn’t Notify Senators of Surveillance Requests Many users searching “Did AT&T notify senators of surveillance?” or “Was Congress warned about government phone monitoring?” are looking for answers surrounding recent revelations from Capitol Hill. According to Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, major U.S. mobile carriers — AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon — failed to notify senators about legal government surveillance requests on their phones. Despite contractual obligations mandating transparency, Wyden says these companies overlooked requirements to alert lawmakers when surveillance demands were made, including from high-level entities like the White House.                       Image Credits:Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Government Surveillance Without Disclosure: A Breach of Trust? Wyden’s letter, first reported by Politico , outlines a troubling investigation: mobile providers did not inform senators of surveillance…