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by haecib
5563 days ago
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Quest communications was allegedly the only telecom co that didn't roll over to the NSA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwest#Refusal_for_NSA_spying A lot of time has passed, and they have a new CEO. I wonder if they have continued to hold out, or have quietly installed the black-room... EDIT: I see they were just acquired last year by CenturyLink. I have to doubt that they have now not rolled over (call me a pessimist). Very sad that corporations are so willing to forsake the privacy of the entire country's citizens (on the level of a constitutional breach) in order to make a dime or curry favor. Beyond sad, it is terrifying that the government then used warrantless wiretapping to specifically target our journalists: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/25/tice_nsa_revelations... ...at least according to the same source that was responsible for leaking the existence of the black-rooms in the first place. Sigh. Maybe I'll pick up my old copy of 1984. It's getting ironic now. |
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