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grantcart

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30. and some people think that an apple is somehow related to a pineapple.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #24)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 03:21 PM

Jun 2013

If you are concerned about the FISA court approving a warrant that allows the NSA to mine phone data then you should speak to that issue.

The interception of individual calls is not what the Guardian article is about and by using words carelessly you are mudding up the water.

As someone who purports to be a professional wordsmith I would think that you would have greater respect for reporting actions by the government in the most clear terminology.

When you use clear and correct terminology you don't have to be worried about people 'getting it' or 'not getting it', only if they read it with the same care that you did when you wrote it.

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And as usual, when I wrote I knew calls were intercepted [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 OP

There are plenty of people here who are OK with Stasi type surveillance. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Neither am I. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #2

The only way I am OK with it is because hollysmom Jun 2013 #3

That's more reason for it to be a horribly bad thing. Myrina Jun 2013 #5

my preference as well hollysmom Jun 2013 #8

The Sequester forced them to cut back on engineers to monitor the data anyways. randome Jun 2013 #9

Did you leap from metadata provided by Verizon to 'call interception'? randome Jun 2013 #4

You never fail to inject yourself into a story Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #6

Unrec. What call interceptions? FSogol Jun 2013 #7

I guess you missed the program with Verizon nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #10

Missed the program? Yeah, the US media blows, but I guess that's something you DO know about. FSogol Jun 2013 #12

I guess some of us get it, some of us don't nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #16

I think you're confused about what intercepting means Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #13

Thank you maddezmom Jun 2013 #14

Stop already with the facts! HappyMe Jun 2013 #28

No calls were "intercepted". This wasn't wiretapping Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #11

Yeah, and we can believe them Savannahmann Jun 2013 #17

So this instance of Verizon record collection was infact warrantless wiretapping of calls? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #18

Prove that the calls were not interecepted. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #19

"Prove that the calls were not interecepted" Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #20

Which explains all those massive data collection centers right? Savannahmann Jun 2013 #21

I'm trying to understand your point Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #23

There is an escape Savannahmann Jun 2013 #25

Intercepted? That's a different thing than MineralMan Jun 2013 #15

If you equate getting phone meta data as something similar to the interception of calls then grantcart Jun 2013 #22

and I will repeat this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #24

"some of us get it, some of us don't" Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #26

and some people think that an apple is somehow related to a pineapple. grantcart Jun 2013 #30

Well, I got a problem with this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #32

Yes I agree, but it's important not to misrepresent what went on with the Verizon case Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #34

and as usual, you don't sad-cafe Jun 2013 #33

Just let us know what kind of cookie you want Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #27

nadinbrzezinski: ON IT. Brickbat Jun 2013 #29

Stop that! Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #31

love it sad-cafe Jun 2013 #35