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by lonelappde 2303 days ago
> NSA cancelled a lucrative contract

He was happy to get paid hundreds of millions of dollars for spying on his customers, but didn't want to spy on his customers? What did he think those contracts were for?

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> What did he think those contracts were for?

Maybe internet transit or MPLS services, which were the company’s core product?

I won’t argue for a second that he was a good guy, but CEOs rarely get involved in the details of customer contracts. Especially in giant telcos.