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{{Short description|American whistleblower}}
{{about|the AT&T technician|the singer|Mark Klein (singer)}}
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| name = Mark Klein
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| field = [[Telecommunications]]
| field = [[Telecommunications]]
| work_institution = [[AT&T]]
| work_institution = [[AT&T]]
| known_for = Revelations regarding [[Room 641A]]
| known_for = Revelations regarding AT&T and the NSA domestic surveillance program [[Room 641A]]
| awards = [[EFF Pioneer Award]]
| awards = [[EFF Pioneer Award]]
}}
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'''Mark Klein''' is a former [[AT&T]] technician and [[whistleblower]] who revealed details of the company's cooperation with the United States [[National Security Agency]] in installing network hardware at a site known as [[Room 641A]] to monitor, [[Data Capture|capture]] and process American [[telecommunications]]. The subsequent media coverage became a major story in May 2006.
'''Mark Klein''' is a former [[AT&T]] technician and [[whistleblower]] who revealed details of the company's cooperation with the United States [[National Security Agency]] in installing network hardware at a site known as [[Room 641A]] to monitor, [[Data Capture|capture]] and process American [[telecommunications]]. The subsequent media coverage became a major story in May 2006. He wrote a book about the NSA and AT&T's cooperation in surveiling everyone on the internet and his experience in discovering it and trying to tell the public called ''Wiring Up The Big Brother Machine...And Fighting It''.


In recognition of his actions, the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] picked Klein as one of the winners of its 2008 [[EFF Pioneer Award|Pioneer Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title = AT&T Whistle-Blower Among Award Winners |first = Anick |last = Jesdanun |date = Feb 27, 2008 |work = |accessdate =Nov 27, 2011 |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/27/1329579-att-whistle-blower-among-award-winners}}</ref>
In recognition of his actions, the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] picked Klein as one of the winners of its 2008 [[EFF Pioneer Award|Pioneer Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title = AT&T Whistle-Blower Among Award Winners |first = Anick |last = Jesdanun |date = Feb 27, 2008 |accessdate =Nov 27, 2011 |url=http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/27/1329579-att-whistle-blower-among-award-winners}}</ref>


For over 22 years Mark Klein worked for AT&T. Starting with the company as a Communications Technician in New York, where he remained from November 1981 until March 1991, he later continued in that capacity in California until 1998. From January 1998 to October 2003, Klein worked as a Computer Network Associate in San Francisco. Starting in October 2003, he returned to the role of Communications Technician, after which he retired in May 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Declaration of Mark Klein, unredacted (June 8, 2006)|url=https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/SER_klein_decl.pdf|accessdate=24 October 2011}}</ref>
For over 22 years Mark Klein worked for AT&T. Starting with the company as a Communications Technician in New York, where he remained from November 1981 until March 1991, he later continued in that capacity in California until 1998. From January 1998 to October 2003, Klein worked as a Computer Network Associate in San Francisco. Starting in October 2003, he returned to the role of Communications Technician, after which he retired in May 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Declaration of Mark Klein, unredacted (June 8, 2006)|url=https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/SER_klein_decl.pdf|accessdate=24 October 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* ''[[Hepting vs. AT&T]]'' - The lawsuit filed by the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] against [[AT&T]] for Mark Kleins' revelations
* ''[[Hepting vs. AT&T]]'' – The lawsuit filed by the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] against [[AT&T]] for Mark Kleins' revelations
* ''[[Jewel v. NSA]]''
* ''[[Jewel v. NSA]]''
* [[William Binney (U.S. intelligence official)|William Binney]] and [[Diane Roark]]
* [[William Binney (U.S. intelligence official)|William Binney]] and [[Diane Roark]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/SER_klein_decl.pdf Klein's Declaration (unredacted)], from the case ''[[Hepting v. AT&T]]'' - [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]
* [https://www.eff.org/files/filenode/att/SER_klein_decl.pdf Klein's Declaration (unredacted)], from the case ''[[Hepting v. AT&T]]'' - [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]]
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2930944 ABC ''Nightline'' Interview with Klein]
* [https://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2930944 ABC ''Nightline'' Interview with Klein]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060603014844/http://blog.wired.com/27BStroke6/att_klein_wired.pdf |date=June 3, 2006 |title=Klein's memo about the NSA program }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060603014844/http://blog.wired.com/27BStroke6/att_klein_wired.pdf |date=June 3, 2006 |title=Klein's memo about the NSA program }}
* [https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/05/70944 ''Wired'' coverage]
* [https://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/05/70944 ''Wired'' coverage]
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/307/mark-klein.html PBS ''NOW'' | Whistleblower Mark Klein]
* [https://www.pbs.org/now/shows/307/mark-klein.html PBS ''NOW'' | Whistleblower Mark Klein]
* [http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/307/index.html PBS ''NOW'' | For Your Eyes Only?]
* [https://www.pbs.org/now/shows/307/index.html PBS ''NOW'' | For Your Eyes Only?]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/view/ Spying On The Home Front, ''Frontline'', PBS]
* [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/homefront/view/ Spying On The Home Front, ''Frontline'', PBS]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/07/AR2007110700006_pf.html A Story of Surveillance, ''Washington Post'', November 7, 2007]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/07/AR2007110700006_pf.html A Story of Surveillance, ''Washington Post'', November 7, 2007]
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/12/first-interview-nsa-whistleblower First Interview with the NSA Whistleblower] at EFF
* [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/12/first-interview-nsa-whistleblower First Interview with the NSA Whistleblower] at EFF
* [http://sites.google.com/site/markklein2009/Home ''Wiring Up the Big Brother Machine ...And Fighting It'' by Mark Klein]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/markklein2009/Home ''Wiring Up the Big Brother Machine ...And Fighting It'' by Mark Klein]
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[[Category:American computer specialists]]
[[Category:AT&T people]]
[[Category:AT&T people]]



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This article is about the whistleblower. For the singer, see Mark Klein (singer).
Mark Klein
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Mark Klein is a former AT&T technician and whistleblower who revealed details of the company's cooperation with the United States National Security Agency in installing network hardware at a site known as Room 641A to monitor, capture and process American telecommunications. The subsequent media coverage became a major story in May 2006. He wrote a book about the NSA and AT&T's cooperation in surveiling everyone on the internet and his experience in discovering it and trying to tell the public called Wiring Up The Big Brother Machine...And Fighting It.

In recognition of his actions, the Electronic Frontier Foundation picked Klein as one of the winners of its 2008 Pioneer Awards.[1]

For over 22 years Mark Klein worked for AT&T. Starting with the company as a Communications Technician in New York, where he remained from November 1981 until March 1991, he later continued in that capacity in California until 1998. From January 1998 to October 2003, Klein worked as a Computer Network Associate in San Francisco. Starting in October 2003, he returned to the role of Communications Technician, after which he retired in May 2004.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jesdanun, Anick (Feb 27, 2008). "AT&T Whistle-Blower Among Award Winners". Retrieved Nov 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Mark Klein, unredacted (June 8, 2006)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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