Thomas Tamm
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Thomas Tamm is a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer known for exposing the Bush administration’s secret warrantless wiretapping program, code-named Stellar Wind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Tamm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3577985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Tamm Context triple: [Stellar Wind, disclosedBy, Thomas Tamm]
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A.
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work in early Hollywood and on classic film noirs such as Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.
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B.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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C.
Robert B. Hotz
Robert B. Hotz was an American aviation journalist and editor known for his expertise in aerospace and defense, who served on the presidential Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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E.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Tamm Target entity description: Thomas Tamm is a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer known for exposing the Bush administration’s secret warrantless wiretapping program, code-named Stellar Wind.
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A.
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work in early Hollywood and on classic film noirs such as Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard.
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B.
George A. Bermann
George A. Bermann is a prominent American legal scholar and expert in international and comparative law, particularly known for his work in international arbitration.
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C.
Robert B. Hotz
Robert B. Hotz was an American aviation journalist and editor known for his expertise in aerospace and defense, who served on the presidential Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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D.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
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E.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lawyer
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person ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | civil liberties advocates in the United States ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment
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privacy rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Cornell Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | law ⓘ |
| genre | national security whistleblowing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | faced investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for his disclosures ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of Intelligence Policy and Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
civil liberties advocacy
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government transparency ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
contacted The New York Times about NSA warrantless wiretapping
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leaked information about Stellar Wind to the press ⓘ publicly identified as the source for reporting on Stellar Wind ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program
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raising concerns about legality of NSA surveillance without FISA warrants ⓘ revealing the Stellar Wind surveillance program ⓘ |
| notableWork | disclosure of Stellar Wind ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| opposed |
Bush administration domestic surveillance policies
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warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Bush administration warrantless wiretapping scandal
NERFINISHED
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controversy over NSA warrantless surveillance ⓘ |
| partOf | history of United States government surveillance controversies ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
attorney in the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review
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attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ |
| residence | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| saidToBeSameAs | Tom Tamm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
discussions on whistleblower protections in the United States
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media coverage in Newsweek ⓘ media coverage in The New York Times ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Office of Intelligence Policy and Review
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Tamm Description of subject: Thomas Tamm is a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer known for exposing the Bush administration’s secret warrantless wiretapping program, code-named Stellar Wind.
Referenced by (1)
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