On Feb 1, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Which gets us back to that well-worn phrase: the banality of evil. The
"big muckety-mucks" may get the wine and the dine, but it is the
"'front
line' employees" who do the deed. And when the facts get out it is the
"'front line' employees" who g
>No need for that. As said earlier, none of this was undertaken by
>the "front line" employees. It was all approved and ordered by the
>big muckety-mucks, the same ones who wine, dine, contribute to and
>play golf with administration bigwigs.
Which gets us back to that well-worn phrase: th
On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:19 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
Whether this was in response to a National Security Letter or not is
unspecified. What is clear is that, assuming the source is accurate,
the apparent violations of normal practice may have occurred on
a small scale.
Here is an article on t
On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:19 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
Whether this was in response to a National Security Letter or not is
unspecified. What is clear is that, assuming the source is accurate,
the apparent violations of normal practice may have occurred on
a small scale.
One claim that you can p
Plus, at least some of these requests were very broad. Not just "who did
this person call," but "all the persons this person called and all the
people those people called." That's going to be a big number.
Well, not exactly. It was stated that the telco didn't keep calling
circle data. Also,
>Suggesting, if the numbers are accurate, that .0078 of the responses
>for data were without court order or subpoena in advance, which is
>the normal procedure.
Are you not playing with statistics here? They admit to 720 illegal acts
during a period of 2-3/4 years. There are about 690 business da
oo much, and as long as I take their gold I am responsible.
I still don't buy the USA Today article, though.
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Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Telephone companies and pr
Bandwidth shortage...yeah. Cox is testing 30mbit here in phoenix.
Friend of mine posted 28.7mbit test results via dslreports.
Mike
On Jan 29, 2008 9:51 AM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >No wonder people hate lawyers and the legal system.
>
> To get us back on topic (sort of), this
Mr Sande, your turn. Blinders are so very hard to
discard...
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
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>No wonder people hate lawyers and the legal system.
To get us back on topic (sort of), this takes us back to an earlier
thread "Time Warner pay based on Data Usage." The point in both cases is
greedy corporations starting propoganda campaigns to pollute our
understanding of reality. Time Warne
On Jan 29, 2008, at 1:11 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
It's easy to suggest impropriety. I think the burden of proof
is yours, sir.
I offer this.
http://tinyurl.com/3xc5o5
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Read the book about the Duke LaCrosse trio that I am listening to on
Public Radio would make the hairs on the back of your head stand up.
Stewart
At 06:40 AM 1/29/2008, you wrote:
I'm so glad this was corrected. This kind of mistakes bugs the hell
out of me. Recently noticed it once a
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I do not believe that when a government official approaches you and
asks
you to commit a crime, the proper answer should n
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>I do not believe that when a government official a
Well, sir, all I can say is that you need to investigate the
goings on within the very company that you apparently
work for.
It's easy to suggest impropriety. I think the burden of proof
is yours, sir.
I can tell you for a certain fact that no one under my command
was ever given an illegal o
>I do not believe that when a government official approaches you and asks
>you to commit a crime, the proper answer should not be "Yes Sir!"
Oops. I have an extra "not" in there.
You probably understood what I intended anyway.
Western European born, US Raised, but raised with an understanding
that there are two realms you live in, spiritual/political-governmental.
Render unto Caesar, that which is Caesar and render unto God that
which is God. 4th Commandment stuff. (Remember I come from a highly
religious backgrou
Rev. Stewart Marshall
> Whatever you want to believe.
> It has always amazed me that people want privacy but
> leave it all hang out (so to speak) In this day of
> technology you leave so many digital footprints out
> there. Kind of reminds me of the Head of google
> getting all bent out of shape
>Collusion with NSA? If the feds come up to me and say we need this,
>my first reaction, when and how soon! They are the government and I
>am responsible to them. (Remember Verizon operates under the
>privilege of the Federal government to use the airwaves and the phone lines.)
You sound lik
On Jan 27, 2008, at 10:17 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
I do not think I am mistaking two different sets of privacy.
Privacy guarantees as pertaining to my "personal information" is
exactly what could have been violated by Verizon in their
collusion with the NSA.
"Could have?" That's a we
On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:42 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
Verizon is committed to the privacy of communications.
In the absence of a court order we will not divulge subscriber
information or traffic details.
That is how our front line forces are trained to operate.
But, it was not the "front line
On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:07 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
Privacy has gone the way of the dodo. Technology rules. Get over it.
Yeah, well, I'm pickin' my nose right now, but you still can't see
me do it, can you?
Steve
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I have been married for 27 years. No longer a reason to worry. :-)
Stewart
At 09:21 PM 1/27/2008, you wrote:
Really? Even to your most intimate and perhaps revealing of
conversations?
Steve
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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I do not think I am mistaking two different sets of privacy.
Privacy guarantees as pertaining to my "personal information" is
exactly what could have been violated by Verizon in their collusion
with the NSA.
"Could have?" That's a weak argument as far as evidence that
Verizon "colluded" w
On Jan 27, 2008, at 9:40 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
I grew up being taught that "ex post facto" laws were prohibited by
the
Constitution (Article I, section 9). Or is this just another of those
inconvenient truths?
Some would say that you grew up in a different generation, that
things are di
On Jan 27, 2008, at 9:30 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Collusion with NSA? If the feds come up to me and say we need
this, my first reaction, when and how soon! They are the
government and I am responsible to them.
I think the opposite. I, and you, are the most dominant and
import
>In the news these days are stories about how our current
>administration is desperately trying to protect telephone companies
>from lawsuits that may be or are being filed as a result of their
>illegal participation in monitoring and wiretapping activities.
I grew up being taught that "ex p
Whatever you want to believe.
It has always amazed me that people want privacy but leave it all
hang out (so to speak) In this day of technology you leave so many
digital footprints out there. Kind of reminds me of the Head of
google getting all bent out of shape when Cnet googled his info an
I was unaware that Verizon had resisted executive
orders (sidestepping the relevant court required under
FISA) to allow wiretaps on US citizens.
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
http://www
On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:20 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Whoa there hoss.
You are mistaking two different sets of privacy.
I do not think I am mistaking two different sets of privacy.
Privacy guarantees as pertaining to my "personal information" is
exactly what could have been violate
Privacy has gone the way of the dodo. Technology rules. Get over it.
Fred Holmes
At 07:32 PM 1/27/2008, Steve Rigby wrote:
> In the news these days are stories about how our current
>administration is desperately trying to protect telephone companies
>from lawsuits that may be or are being f
It was the "As always" part that got to me the most. Pure horse
manure.
Verizon is committed to the privacy of communications.
In the absence of a court order we will not divulge subscriber
information or traffic details.
That is how our front line forces are trained to operate.
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Whoa there hoss.
You are mistaking two different sets of privacy.
1.) The privacy of your information as a customer and your financial
information you share with them. (As just evidenced as you made you
payment on your phone bill using a financial instrument.)
2.) You extrapolate this pri
In the news these days are stories about how our current
administration is desperately trying to protect telephone companies
from lawsuits that may be or are being filed as a result of their
illegal participation in monitoring and wiretapping activities.
I just paid my phone bill online
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