Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps

Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps
Robert Lemos, 2006-05-15

Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2006-05-15
halleyscomet (1 replies)

Being the idealistic individual that I am, I called Verizon customer service.

I asked if my phone records were among those that were given to the NSA.

I was put on hold for a few minutes, and when the customer service rep came back she dais, "We have no way of determining if your specific phon...

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Re: Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2007-10-26
Anonymous (1 replies)

This writer is either looking for a way out of paying, or is scared of big brother. Either reason is poor at best. This is a new age with new technology and it requires new security measures to keep us safe. If the allegations are true, I salute the telecos for cooperating with the NSA. Criminal...

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Re: Re: Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2008-02-13
Anonymous (1 replies)

I totally agree... Paranoia is the destroya.

What I'd be curious of and can't find anywhere is the money backing these lawsuits against the telcos. I would bet that the financial backing is coming from terrorist friendly organizations....

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Re: Re: Re: Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2008-06-27
Anonymous

Perhaps you'd enjoy living in a communist country. In the USA we like our freedom. We should not be assumed to be terrorists by the millions until proven to be so....

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Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2006-05-16
Anonymous

Bell South is now denying they gave the records to the NSA

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/16/national/main1620814.shtml

and says it won't release them without a court order.

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=75346...

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Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2006-05-16
EricH

Is that cooperated with or conspired with?

"...the telecommunications companies that allegedly cooperated with the government."...

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Telecos under fire for helping NSA wiretaps 2006-05-16
Rich in CT

This is nothing new, they've been doing this for years. Wonder why people are finally getting rattled about it?...

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