Narus, NICE and Verint (formerly Comverse Infosys) are Israeli-formed companies with links to Israeli intelligence services that provide the hardware and software for wiretapping domestic communications within the United States as well as for international communications. James Bamford in his 2008 book The Shadow Factory states that “virtually the entire American telecommunications system is bugged by two Israeli-formed companies with possible ties to Israel’s eavesdropping agency – with no oversight by Congress” (page 246).  Bamford writes that Verint also has  … Continue reading The foreign connection