Why Protect Telecom Companies?

Posted on January 31st, 2010 by admin in telecom providers | 21 Comments »

Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell testifies before the House Judiciary Committee to defend the August revision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. September 18, 2007

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21 Responses

  1. beanphoner Says:

    That pledge is …
    That pledge is almost too honest! :-(

  2. junk11111111 Says:

    I love democracy, …
    I love democracy, cuz my neighbors buy this junk and allow my rights to be taken away.

  3. ORACLE063 Says:

    I pledge allegiance …
    I pledge allegiance
    to the corporation
    of the united states of america, inc.
    And to the profits
    for which its stands
    one CEO,
    not liable,
    un-prosecutable,
    with bonuses and handouts to some

  4. MMadmike Says:

    Thank you Verizon …
    Thank you Verizon for giving the government all my information. I feel safer that you are monitoring a guy transmitting information from a cave in Afhganistan. What a bunch of crap!!!

    Ron Paul 08

  5. inachu Says:

    Wainstein…. …
    Wainstein….speaking on behalf of the Isreali communication companies that spy on USA telephone lines.

  6. stud467111524 Says:

    General Fairness? …
    General Fairness? Is Ken
    Wainstein trying to run for VP?

  7. v46lm Says:

    Turn it around and …
    Turn it around and put a company in the place of the individual.
    The telecom company (in this scenario) has the right to the information, and a bunch of individuals don’t want to give that information out.
    Somehow i doubt that the government would stand up for these people like they do for these companies, don’t you?

  8. v46lm Says:

    How is that working …
    How is that working out for you guys?
    More people died in a war to stop terrorism than by the actual attack, everyone is still scared shitless 6years later and you have a prison for torturing people that may or may not be terrorists, so your ideals, justice and freedom for all stuff is down the drain as well.
    Keep up the good work.

  9. v46lm Says:

    I am from Europe, …
    I am from Europe, so different culture, ideas etc.
    But it freaks me out that many Americans believe that you can fight terrorism by being scared of your own shadow and giving all your info to the government.

  10. TheGiantRobot Says:

    So now our laws …
    So now our laws only apply to people who aren’t working for the government.

  11. moxee Says:

    Wake up America 911 …
    Wake up America 911 was carried out by our own government ……..Time is running out!

  12. TheDrewcifer665 Says:

    Don’t ask questions …
    Don’t ask questions otherwise the terrorists win…

  13. Akyrumunios Says:

    Well if we protect …
    Well if we protect the individuals, like we are sappose to, the companies would be protected aswell no?

  14. dafttool Says:

    Why protect Telecom …
    Why protect Telecom companies? Congress luvs to protect massive corporations that pay them well, deregulating the bastards and then giving them free reign to do as they please with our most private of data. Congress is doing Orwell proud.

  15. sydfynch Says:

    what a bunch of …
    what a bunch of horseshit. So, let me get this straight — according to this clown, open government might hurt corporations so therefore we should make everything secret.

    brilliant. bloody brilliant.

  16. barb99999 Says:

    It’s enormously …
    It’s enormously important to expose these telecom copanies to “crushing litigation” for having “helped” the US government in a “time of need”. Christ! What would Jefferson say? [Probably something different from what Stalin would say.]

    Are we SURE we want to protect our corporate masters?
    Why?

  17. ContraWagner Says:

    How dogmatic can …
    How dogmatic can these people get… So basically, we must allow telecom companies to with our lives?

  18. bigjaytexas Says:

    AT&T sends your …
    AT&T sends your emails to the governmnet to spy on you.

  19. kuriostone Says:

    You must be new …
    You must be new here…

  20. mark4l Says:

    Then what’s the …
    Then what’s the Telecom companies responsibilities to US citizens if they can easily share our communication habits with the government?

    Aren’t we paying them in order to use their service? The least they should do is to protect our privacy.

  21. voiyour Says:

    it’s a real concern …
    it’s a real concern to me that our freedoms and civil liberties are being slowly chipped away at. and to legislate away my right to legal reddress is pretty troubling, too. we’re heading for a police state.

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