Surveillance as Poison Pill?

The world of M&A has its own terminology like poison pills and greenmail. Add Big Brother to that list.

The ACLU has asked the FCC to block the planned AT&T/BellSouth merger because AT&T is alleged to have given customer records to the government without warrants. In its filing, the ACLU cited a provision in the Telecommunications Act that says that in considering a merger, the commission must "weigh the public-interest harms of the proposed transaction against the potential public-interest benefits."

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[Marty]

If this is true, then AT&T is rude. It's simply giving a surveillance camera guide to the government so they can tap into other people's privacy.