Cell Phone Company Admits Gov't Listens Without Warrants

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The most explosive revelation was that in six countries, authorities require direct access to an operator's network - bypassing legal niceties like warrants.
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"In those countries, Vodafone will not receive any form of demand for lawful interception access as the relevant agencies and authorities already have permanent access to customer communications via their own direct link," the report said.
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The countries included in the report are: Albania, Australia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Congo, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lesotho, Malta, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey and the U.K.

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BY DANICA KIRKA
ASSOCIATED PRESS