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Spying Telecoms Receive Billions in Government Contracts [What Did You Pay For Gas Today?]

June 2, 2008 by Mark  
Filed under Business

Spying Telecoms Receive Billions in Government Contracts [What Did You Pay For Gas Today?]

Maybe if you conduct some illegal spying activities for the government you could get your car filled up for… sorry, you have to have immunity first!
I found this article at the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “Spying Telecoms Receive Billions in Government Contracts” and I believe this information ought to be passed along to as many folks as possible. Much thanks to the author, Kurt Opsahl.
“The telecoms who are being sued for their cooperation in the government’s illegal warrantless surveillance program have received billions in government contracts. According to Washington Technology magazine, Verizon received $1.3 billion, Sprint $839 million and AT&T $505 …read more

Telco Immunity – Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind – NOT!

May 9, 2008 by Mark  
Filed under Business

Telco Immunity – Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind – NOT!

Don’t let the lack of MSM coverage delude you into thinking that the preznits isn’t still insisting on gaining the telcos immunity for their illegal spying activities at the behest of the US government!
From the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation);
Ominous Signs of a Forthcoming “Compromise” on Telco Immunity – Tell the House To Stand Firm
“This morning, CongressDaily reported that Senator Jay Rockefeller is now privately circulating a new ‘compromise’ proposal on surveillance legislation, only a day after it was reported that the telecoms themselves have begun shopping their own ‘compromise’ proposals around the Hill. You may remember Sen. Rockefeller as the …read more


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