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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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15. What are they looking for?

Reply to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 12:53 AM

Jun 2013

I mean, don't they already have an idea of who needs watching? By the way, I'm not in favor of any Patriot Act activity, but wonder what they could be looking for.......

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Right-wing companies are being contracted to track your phone usage... [View all] cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 OP

Aren't they just collecting metadata? No "fat fuck" is going through your email. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #1

Okay. No right wing subsidiaries of The Carlisle Group are collecting your phone usage. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #2

So are the rightwing CEOs of these telecom companies. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #5

The telecom CEOs can't ruin my life for calling the wrong number. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #8

It would be extremely hard for the NSA to ruin your life over a phone call to a wrong number. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #10

Impossible? Or just extremely hard? cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #11

What would be their ulterior motive? These guys can't even find Snowden months after he left. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #14

Such trust marions ghost Jun 2013 #19

What are they looking for? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jun 2013 #15

We are all under watch marions ghost Jun 2013 #21

The metadata is even more useful for the NSA's Google for Tyrants than the actual contents. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #12

Your fat fuck also works for Yahoo or Google, and has access to all of your email arcane1 Jun 2013 #3

Shhhh... cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #4

Sorry... arcane1 Jun 2013 #7

yeh well according to many around here.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #6

There is but one reason it's being defended. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2013 #9

it does make him look bad. but this is his 2nd term.. Phillip McCleod Jun 2013 #13

+1000. reformist2 Jun 2013 #17

kr nashville_brook Jun 2013 #16

people are kidding themselves if they think data collecting entities feel bound by courts or laws. KG Jun 2013 #18

+1 xchrom Jun 2013 #20

Not to mention, who did Bush hire to fill all the new National Security positions? Coyotl Jun 2013 #22