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8. WTF does that even mean??

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Fri Jun 7, 2013, 12:53 PM

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When everyone used to only have a landline-almost all telephone numbers were public in phone books [View all] graham4anything Jun 2013 OP

stop making sense dlwickham Jun 2013 #1

A phone book listing does not track who you call, how long you talk, B2G Jun 2013 #2

Neither does the people who have the meta data, do we need to explain THAT to you?! uponit7771 Jun 2013 #4

WTF does that even mean?? B2G Jun 2013 #8

That the current poutrage is much ado about nothing.....................................AGAIN uponit7771 Jun 2013 #10

"Poutrage?" Why, you forgot "Pearl Clutching," and other rote phrases villager Jun 2013 #26

K, poutrage, pearl clutching, professional, provocateurs............better?! tia uponit7771 Jun 2013 #31

I figured your list would be at your fingertips! villager Jun 2013 #35

Was that supposed to be ..... oldhippie Jun 2013 #47

Have you been shredding your phone bill? jberryhill Jun 2013 #25

OH MY GOD!!!!!! Somebody might be tracking how long my calls are???? WeekendWarrior Jun 2013 #66

This outrage too.......shall pass. Once I read what was really happening I see the hyperbole uponit7771 Jun 2013 #3

Creeping fascism AgingAmerican Jun 2013 #49

"The information collected includes call recipients and all location data, meaning where you are villager Jun 2013 #5

...you forgot the "pre-fetched" part and can't be looked at without a warrant uponit7771 Jun 2013 #9

The automatically renewed FISA warrant they get for total surveillance, you mean? villager Jun 2013 #12

no uponit7771 Jun 2013 #18

But it doesn't say WHO is on the line. graham4anything Jun 2013 #22

They have your number, they have your name B2G Jun 2013 #32

Do some reading. They can easily determine that and you have to be completely brain dead cali Jun 2013 #56

Now start a new thread excusing PRISM B2G Jun 2013 #6

NSA hasn't been spying outside of US internet domains !?!?!?!?! REALLY!? uponit7771 Jun 2013 #16

so they've only been spying INSIDE US internet domains? B2G Jun 2013 #23

My point being they've been doing the spying outside of US domains sense internet inception uponit7771 Jun 2013 #24

Uh, bullshit B2G Jun 2013 #36

What is the "this" you're talking about...be specific, we're talking about technology here uponit7771 Jun 2013 #51

I'm talking about PRISM B2G Jun 2013 #55

What is the "this" in prism that is new today? vs 10 years ago?! regards uponit7771 Jun 2013 #57

It started in 2007 and has escalated ever since. Rapidly. B2G Jun 2013 #58

So basically nothing is new...a known known uponit7771 Jun 2013 #61

Well it's been known since yesterday B2G Jun 2013 #63

This is false, facts matter...its been known BEFORE yesterday. I'm logical as they come & like facts uponit7771 Jun 2013 #64

Show me where PRISM was known about before yesterday B2G Jun 2013 #65

OK, smart guy, then why is the NSA planning for 5 zettabytes of storage Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #7

+1 villager Jun 2013 #15

again, pre-fetched data that can only be looked at AT TIME OF WARRANT. uponit7771 Jun 2013 #17

Your lack of concern is duly noted and appreciated by your masters. nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #19

Indeed, that lack of concern is *counted on* by those masters... villager Jun 2013 #21

facts matter, want to discuss some on the issue? tia uponit7771 Jun 2013 #27

Whose fairy tale are you buying? DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #40

We were on an 8-party line that did not have selective ringing FarCenter Jun 2013 #11

The phone book... Wait Wut Jun 2013 #13

You must have had some pretty impressive phone books. NCTraveler Jun 2013 #14

a phone bill would have all the info of any out of area call (#,where and minutes). graham4anything Jun 2013 #28

+1, not only that in THIS case the NSA is pre-fetching the data and holding it and can't look at it uponit7771 Jun 2013 #33

Show me where they need a warrant to look at the data B2G Jun 2013 #41

I remember big books that also had all the numbers you called and those that called you. The Link Jun 2013 #20

And in very Republican fashion.... Wounded Bear Jun 2013 #29

Again I am just shocked by your defense of the indefensible. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #30

It's called an unlisted number, LWolf Jun 2013 #34

Exactly, LWolf. It's what the expectations/knowledge of the user is, going in villager Jun 2013 #38

YES my grandma had a party line and you could eavesdrop when other people were using it! Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #37

Ever hear of "Unlisted" numbers? hobbit709 Jun 2013 #39

I don't think he's old enough ... oldhippie Jun 2013 #50

one could opt out of being listed in a phone book. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #42

one has to pay to opt out of being listed in a phone book tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #54

I generally agree with your position on this... Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #68

Fuckin' A Right! cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #43

can we pleeeaase have an "unintended" DUzy category? nashville_brook Jun 2013 #44

Well, I must say that I am in awe of this OP. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #45

And your point is what? I could choose not to have my phone ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #46

"... all it is is phone numbers. " kentuck Jun 2013 #48

If I said "Hey, gimme your phone," XemaSab Jun 2013 #52

we had a book called the Henderson Directory Whisp Jun 2013 #53

We had them too here in the US - City directories LeftInTX Jun 2013 #67

hilarious KG Jun 2013 #59

My parents phone number has always been unlisted and so is ours. nt octoberlib Jun 2013 #60

and the phone company has a list of all that already, so they already know it. graham4anything Jun 2013 #62