Dear Verizon Customers,
Yesterday it came to light that the National Security Agency has been collecting millions of phone records from you each and every day. Since that news was released, many of you have called the White House with questions and concerns about this new program. To save my time and yours, here are answers to three of the F.A.Q.s (Frequently Asked Questions) we’ve been hearing from you:
1. Will I be charged extra for this service?
I’m happy to say that the answer is no. While the harvesting and surveillance of your domestic phone calls were not a part of your original Verizon service contract, the National Security Agency is providing this service entirely free of charge.
2. If I add a phone to my account, will those calls also be monitored?
Once again, the answer is good news. If you want to add a child or any other family member to your Verizon account, their phone calls—whom they called, when, and the duration of the call—will all be monitored by the United States government, at no additional cost.
3. Can the National Security Agency help me understand my Verizon bill?
Unfortunately, no. The National Security Agency has tried, but failed, to understand Verizon’s bills. Please call Verizon customer service and follow the series of electronic prompts.
I hope I’ve helped clear up some of the confusion about this exciting new program. But if you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to call the White House. Joe Biden is standing by.
God Bless The United Soviet States of America,
President Obama
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[quote]The United [u]Soviet[/u] States of America[/quote] How did nobody notice this
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Brevity is the soul of wit, OP.
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ACLU used sue!
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What a sweet young man.
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lel, this has been going on since 2001, and suddenly it's now a big issue? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/obama-administration-nsa-verizon-records http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data the NCA(it's actually not called the NSA except by the media/hollywood) owns the controls of the internet, they have been doing the wiretapping for a decade.
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Well I'm pretty sure some NSA agents need to go in half on all the phone sex calls they listened to. It's only fair.
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I can't be the only one who is absolutely underwhelmed by all this. I realize spying is immoral. And I realize the 1984 connotations. But none of it is surprising me in the least. More so.. I can't bring myself to actually give a damn. If the powers that be want to spend their days scouring through million upon millions of social interactions. Have fun and good luck.
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Hee hee.
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Oh well this is good news!
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[quote] If you want to add a child or any other family member to your Verizon account, their phone calls—whom they called, when, and the duration of the call—will all be monitored by the United States government, at no additional cost. [/quote]
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Brilliant. I'll bet George Orwell is looking down at us from Heaven and saying, "See I told you it was going to happen!" Author of 1984 if you didn't know.
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We can thank all of the under-the-table laws and bills that get ignored for stuff like the healthcare debate for going unnoticed. This has been happening for a long time, and it's only getting worse. 1984, Animal Farm, and countless others predicted a fair future for not just America. It's pretty true.
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Why should I care if the US government are spying on me? I have nothing of interest to them and do nothing of interest to them.
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Hm, I call bullshit on the OP. Am I correct, everyone?
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Good news for Android users [quote]RedPhone provides end-to-end encryption for your calls, securing your conversations so that nobody can listen in. Use the default system dialer and contacts apps to make calls as you normally would. RedPhone will give you the opportunity to upgrade to encrypted calls whenever possible. RedPhone calls are encrypted end-to-end, but function just like you're used to. RedPhone uses your normal phone number to make and receive calls, so you don't need yet another identifier.[/quote]
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Well OP you shouldn't be such a terrorist then should you. I mean really, it's your own damn fault that the government has to spy on every word you say and every sh*t you take.
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When I read the title I thought: [I]"He should have texted it to them..."[/I]
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Lol. I love number three.
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Um I think the real question should be: WHY THE HELL IS THIS LEGAL?!?!
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Hey dipshit. Where's the sauce?
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11/10
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This explains my 110 dollar phone bill when all thee services I have total 75 dollars, for 200 minutes a month, minimal data and unlimited text. Verizon ne'er answered me about where all that other money I owe comes from. I'm switching next month. They suck.
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Obama can write?
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Source?
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People are surprised that the government his doing this?
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Well that was nice. I wonder if I can add a land line to that plan?