Politics Qwest, Your Protector
USA Today this morning reports on the latest of NSA’s domestic spying schemes: an attempt “to create a database of every call ever made” within the nation’s borders.
Naturally, you don’t have to be suspected of a crime to be spied on by your government, according to the story. The NSA is tracking the domestic phone calls—not their content, only the details of who calls who where and when—of ordinary homes and businesses, thanks to the friendly cooperation of AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth. Those companies weren’t required to hand over information, they just decided to go ahead and do it, for kicks.
Meanwhile:
Among the big telecommunications companies, only Qwest has refused to help the NSA, the sources said. According to multiple sources, Qwest declined to participate because it was uneasy about the legal implications of handing over customer information to the government without warrants.
Oh, regional Qwest: Captain, my captain.
This is what it has come to.
Well, I guess this afternoon I'm switching phone plans. Didn't like Verizon that much anyway...