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A continuation of the CISCO/NSA scandal that has the potential to cost American companies billions of dollars.

Senator Patrick Leahy questions the constitutionality of the NSA's phone tapping procedures. He urges the Obama administration to cease these acts and heads congress to vote to end the program. Judges have found the program legal, but Attorney General Eric Holder questions,"just because we can do something, should we do it?

In an open letter to US president Barack Obama, Cisco's outspoken CEO John Chambers called on the president to rein in the activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) after it was revealed the agency routinely tapped Cisco network hardware being exported outside the US, before putting it back into the supply chain.

The Internet is abuzz with reports of mysterious devices sprinkled across America-many of them on military bases-that connect to your phone by mimicking cell phone towers and sucking up your data. There is little public information about these devices, but they are the new favorite toy of government agencies of all stripes; everyone from the National Security Agency to local police forces are using them.