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Thor_MN

(11,843 posts) Sun Jun 9, 2013, 09:24 PM Jun 2013

If they are conducting phone traffic analysis, why are there illegal telemarketers? [View all]

To me, the most practical application of broad analysis of phone records would be to find and destroy telemarketers. There would be a concrete return on investment. Yet I keep getting "there is no problem with your account" phone calls...

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If they are conducting phone traffic analysis, why are there illegal telemarketers? [View all] Thor_MN Jun 2013 OP

Uhhhh... Warpy Jun 2013 #1

Did it ever occur to you, the spooks are the ones making the calls just to shore up the loose facts? Brother Buzz Jun 2013 #2

The telemarketers are government SPOOKS. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #3

Where's the money in that? backscatter712 Jun 2013 #4

We have a bingo! wandy Jun 2013 #11

Why don't they uncork all the phone calls or at least emails floating around Wall St. kenny blankenship Jun 2013 #5

Because they're not conducting the surveillance to HELP you, citizen. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2013 #6

Perhaps it would be a waste of time and a distration to go after them Incitatus Jun 2013 #7

Because the illegal telemarketers are calling via Canada. jeff47 Jun 2013 #8

The catalog of inanity continues. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #9

Of course it's wrong, Skippy. Thor_MN Jun 2013 #10