Mark Klein was an AT&T tecnician involved with splitting the entire internet dataflow through "his"sanfrancisco switches and sending it off to a sercret locked room only accssible to NSA cleared staff. Marks' leak and document lead to various privacy suits against internet traffic carriers. YouTube- 1984 - 2007 style
Good listen if you have the time. The last 1:30 seconds sums it up and is an eye opener on the fed.gov power grab under the guise of homeland security.