Shades Of Night, Descending

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Verizon forced to hand over telephone data

Long ago, Charles Dickens wrote this about the United States:

I believe that the heaviest blow ever dealt at Liberty’s head will be dealt by this nation in the ultimate failure of its example to the earth.

 

9 Comments

  1. Dom says

    That tears it! Next time, I’m voting for Hope and Change!

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 7:20 am | Permalink
  2. JK says

    In 2008, Wired and other media reported a lamplighter disclosed a “Quantico Circuit”, a 45 megabit/second DS-3 line linking a carrier’s most sensitive network in an affidavit that was the basis for a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless. The circuit provides direct access to all content and all information concerning the origin and termination of telephone calls placed on the Verizon Wireless network as well as the actual content of calls, according to the filing.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_tapping

    Nothing new this time.

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 10:00 am | Permalink
  3. Malcolm says

    I’ll say this, Dom – Obama is finally looking like a “uniter” at last.

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 10:27 am | Permalink
  4. JK says

    heh heh.

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 12:06 pm | Permalink
  5. JK says

    Holy Overreach Batman!

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2013/jun/06/verizon-telephone-data-court-order

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
  6. JK says

    Sorry. Didn’t bother with your link Malcolm. I’ve seen the original “request for authorization” but it’ll take me a bit to find a reliable (open source) link.

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 5:29 pm | Permalink
  7. JK says

    Here:

    http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/kim/warrant.pdf

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
  8. JK says

    Well now. I see the AP reports on how much more extensive this pogrom is than even the measly Verizon thingie is.

    FOX shoulda contacted me far back as 2008.

    Heck, anybody shoulda been able to “connect the dots” if they ever heard of a Fusion Center.

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 8:58 pm | Permalink
  9. JK says

    This is “just” journalists.

    http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/dead_drop/leaks/timeline-how-doj-went-from-honoring-reporters-privilege-to-accusing-them-of-criminal-conspiracy.php#

    Posted June 6, 2013 at 9:15 pm | Permalink

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