[ptsal]

...can you hear me now????

[cripplecreek]

But I’m sure they only used it when they had a warrant. LOL

[xp38]

sure sounds soviet like to me

[Diogenesis]

A LOT of data for Obama and the DNC and al Qaeda
WITH ALL THE ISLAMIC and terrorist (and probably
narcoterrorist and mob) data removed.

"When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt,
but protects the corrupt from you -
you know your nation is doomed."
-Ayn Rand

[combat_boots]

[Red in Blue PA]

Do people even want liberty and freedom anymore?

It seems they give up so much so easily.

[FunkyZero]

Although nothing would surprise me at his point, I am sort of skeptical that this is being portrayed in the right context.

That Verizon had a "direct fiber optic link to the Government" is no surprise at all... after all, this is what Verizon DOES; it is one of their business products. My company has a direct fiber optic link to Verizon... AND Time Warner AND AT&T. These are all carriers who provide these services. Fiber links are really no different than the old ISDN , Frame-Relay or T1's we all used to use (including government) other than they are much faster. Those circuits are how companies (and government) link all of their facilities together and share data with the outside world... internet access, email, websites, etc.

So, while this has the potential to be a story, I'm just not so sure it is being painted fairly or not... it could be that this is nothing more than a simple WAN circuit. Does anyone have any more detailed information that would show otherwise?

[justa-hairyape]

So any time any of us Verizon users admitted to a crime or threatened an official or revealed something in our past, they have it on file. All of it.

[Vendome]

Totally true.

[Travis McGee]