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In reply to the discussion: 3 Shocking Revelations from NSA's Most Terrifying Program Yet [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)ridiculous contention, that we do not own our own records, is what she is running around claiming in a feeble attempt to defend Bush's Spying on Americans program. She is not being taken very seriously as she is not known for her brilliant mind, or her personal ethics.
How many times have I advised you to find better sources?
Verizon disagrees with you and Bachman. Verizon conceded that I OWN MY RECORDS, I pay for them and I control them. I have removed them from Verizon who forgot who owned them when they passed the on to the Government. Now they can no longer that, but I have retrieved MY records from someone I entrusted them with and discovered they had abused that trust.
The ONLY reason we sign up with these Corporations is because they PROMISE, in their Privacy Agreement to protect our privacy.
If my records did not belong to me then phone access should be free.
This is a very dangerous concept, but I'm seeing it a lot since Michelle Bachman, a fool if ever there was one, and not particularly ethical, began running around thinking this to be a brilliant defense of Bush's policies.
I OWN my records. I OWN my medical, financial, phone and every record I pay for.
And it is an egregious violation of the 4th Amendment of the US for the Government to spy on those records.