I have a buddy who was super high up in a telecom back in the late 90s/early 00s and he mentioned that all the big telecoms basically voluntarily were creating

I have a buddy who was super high up in a telecom back in the late 90s/early 00s and he mentioned that all the big telecoms basically voluntarily were creating traffic backdoors for the government. When he mentioned it, he didn't even blink. It was eerie.