O/T Verizon providing all call records to US under court order

[rockdoc]

There is absolutely NOTHING the government won't try to justify doing in the name of protecting us against terrorism. No freedom or right is safe. Its literally the vehicle with which to introduce tyranny in to a society.

 

[texastea]

when bush signed the patriot act I thought"alright.people are gonna be rioting in the streets"and I was ready to join em.
nothing...it was like people didn't even notice.

Richie c.
when you mentioned a machine to listen to however many phone calls...
im pretty sure that's how it works already...the computer listens for key words then alerts an agent or whoever and the surveillance begins.
e-mails too.

Bingo. I believe they've been using some form of snooping technology for decades and it has obviously been improved over the years. The Patriot Act only gives the feds 4th Amendment search and seizure rights to provide an evidentiary trail.

 

[way2tense]

who signed the patriot act into law? was it the commie thug?

No but the commie thug decided renew it when it came up for review.

yup.
after he told us he wouldn't...

 

[freakybrucebanner]

To make matters worse, it was just reported on MSNBC that they are monitoring not the content of calls per se, but from who and to whom the calls are being made and for the duration of time.

HOWEVER....they also announced a program in effect since 2007, called PRISM. This monitors 9 major internet carriers and allows the government to monitor all content within these email messages.

So F'ed up!

 

[thebigguy84]

TO SUM ALL OF THIS UP WE HAVE NO RIGHTS ANYMORE, AND THE GOVERNMENT WANTS US ALL TO BE DRONES. EAT, SLEEP, SHIT WHEN THEY SAY IT. MORE BULLSHIT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. I AM AFRAID IT MAY GET WORSE BF IT EVER GETS BETTER.:banghead: