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1

I've got nothing to hyde. Do you?

It's just the good guys protecting us.

In our own interest.

Posted by Doctor Jekyll | October 16, 2007 8:10 AM
2

I have Verizon. This doesn't bother me.

Posted by Amelia | October 16, 2007 8:17 AM
3

All it would take is a typo or a wrong number and suddenly you're a terrorist. It bothers me a little.

Posted by monkey | October 16, 2007 8:20 AM
4

Just think of them as oral historians.

Posted by Gabriel | October 16, 2007 8:26 AM
5

#1 -- Dr. Jekyll has nothing to "hyde".
Neither do I, but let's hear it for Qwest, who balked at turning over their records to the sniff-hounds of governmental nosiness.

Posted by --MC | October 16, 2007 8:27 AM
6

@2

In the long run, it should.

Posted by Mr. Poe | October 16, 2007 8:34 AM
7

To anyone who has "nothing to hide:"

Do your windows have curtains?
May I see your credit card statement?
Does the carpet match the drapes?
What types of sex toys do you own?
May I see your browser history?
Can I read your mail? Oh look, a letter from your mother, what does it say?

Shouldn't everyone be entitled to some privacy? Shouldn't our private conversations with others remain just that?

Posted by James Meisler | October 16, 2007 8:43 AM
8

Do your windows have curtains?

No. Blinds. And they're usually open.

May I see your credit card statement?

It's all Amazon, Ritz, and bar tabs.

Does the carpet match the drapes?

No.

What types of sex toys do you own?

None. Sex toys don't do anything but make me laugh.

May I see your browser history?

It's all Slog, Gmail, DailyKos, Drudge, and IMDb.

Can I read your mail? Oh look, a letter from your mother, what does it say?

That dad hates me, Grandma is dead, my sister killed another fetus, and God is still waiting for me to talk to him.

Shouldn't everyone be entitled to some privacy? Shouldn't our private conversations with others remain just that?

Totally. But that's not going to happen, so I might as well have some fun with this no-privacy thing.

Posted by Mr. Poe | October 16, 2007 9:14 AM
9

Mr. Poe... You can stop referring to me by number, since you know perfectly well who I am.

Posted by Amelia | October 16, 2007 9:16 AM
10

Sorry. I'm used to doing @#. Forgive me.

Posted by Mr. Poe | October 16, 2007 9:22 AM
11

@9, don't believe @10...

Posted by infrequent | October 16, 2007 10:29 AM
12

Why do they hate our Freedoms so?

Posted by Will in Seattle | October 16, 2007 10:57 AM
13

#2 you are right about #6. That was unbelievably rude. Sheesh.

Posted by subwlf | October 16, 2007 1:25 PM
14

The title would be more correct as "Verizon is Listing" not "Listening" They provided lists of numbers, websites, and names, but as far as I read, no transcripts or tapes.

Not that Josh would ever want to give a misleading impression...

Posted by elrider | October 16, 2007 2:10 PM

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