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In reply to the discussion: When everyone used to only have a landline-almost all telephone numbers were public in phone books [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)22. But it doesn't say WHO is on the line.
however, it could with a warrant show a pattern.
I bet if someone was kidnapped, this could be a very good thing
And Verizon is the off shoot of ATT and Ma Bell from prior years.
Who readily gave up any info when asked.
(yet people facebook and put their phone number, photos and address on it(or location).
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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
Neither does the people who have the meta data, do we need to explain THAT to you?!
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#4
That the current poutrage is much ado about nothing.....................................AGAIN
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#10
K, poutrage, pearl clutching, professional, provocateurs............better?! tia
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#31
This outrage too.......shall pass. Once I read what was really happening I see the hyperbole
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#3
"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
Do some reading. They can easily determine that and you have to be completely brain dead
cali
Jun 2013
#56
My point being they've been doing the spying outside of US domains sense internet inception
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#24
What is the "this" you're talking about...be specific, we're talking about technology here
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#51
This is false, facts matter...its been known BEFORE yesterday. I'm logical as they come & like facts
uponit7771
Jun 2013
#64
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
I remember big books that also had all the numbers you called and those that called you.
The Link
Jun 2013
#20
YES my grandma had a party line and you could eavesdrop when other people were using it!
Nye Bevan
Jun 2013
#37
and the phone company has a list of all that already, so they already know it.
graham4anything
Jun 2013
#62