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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

hmmmmmmmmm

doctor doctor, it hurts when i do this................

(well don't DO that)

so verizon provided data without warrants (yeah, we KNEW that already. we also knew at&t and goddess only knows how many other phone companies did it) for HUNDREDS OF EMERGENCY cases .... HUNDREDS mind you

'hello grandma? this is koko calling. just calling to find out how you're doing. oh good! ummmmmm and oh by the way, can i borrow fifty bucks?'
Verizon Says It Turned Over Data Without Court Orders
Firm's Letter to Lawmakers Details Government Requests



By Ellen NakashimaWashington Post Staff Writer
Verizon Communications, the nation's second-largest telecom company, told congressional investigators that it has provided customers' telephone records to federal authorities in emergency cases without court orders hundreds of times since 2005.
The company said it does not determine the requests' legality or necessity because to do so would slow efforts to save lives in criminal investigations.

In an Oct. 12 letter replying to Democratic lawmakers, Verizon offered a rare glimpse into the way telecommunications companies cooperate with government requests for information on U.S. citizens. ......

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