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In reply to the discussion: Here's The Court Order (4p.) Of The Verizon/NSA Deal In Layout Form... Come Read... [View all]limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)6. I thought they didn't need a court order for just call phone numbers and times
Maybe they just went to a court so they would be able to deflect the blame off onto the court when it became public.
2) Did they think this would never become public?
3) I thought FISA was for calls out of the country. This looks like it authorizes stuff for purely domestic calls. So what's that about?
weird.
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Here's The Court Order (4p.) Of The Verizon/NSA Deal In Layout Form... Come Read... [View all]
WillyT
Jun 2013
OP
I thought they didn't need a court order for just call phone numbers and times
limpyhobbler
Jun 2013
#6
Since this is for the entire country, not for a specific investigation
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2013
#37
NOTE: "or (ii) wholey within the United States, including local telephone calls."
leveymg
Jun 2013
#11
ACLU Calls for End to Program, Disclosure of Program’s Scope, Congressional Investigation
limpyhobbler
Jun 2013
#12
So the order was given by a Reagan-appointed judge? Why is Obama being blamed for it?
UrbScotty
Jun 2013
#19
You sign an agreement with the phone company allowing them to do that (which is bad enough)
Canuckistanian
Jun 2013
#40
"... The order ... directs a Verizon Communications subsidiary, Verizon Business Network Services,
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#44