More Demands on Cell Carriers in Surveillance By ERIC LICHTBLAU
The cellphone carriers’ reports, which come in response to a Congressional inquiry, document an explosion in cellphone surveillance in the last five years, with the companies turning over records thousands of times a day in response to police emergencies, court orders, law enforcement subpoenas and other requests.
The reports also reveal a sometimes uneasy partnership with law enforcement agencies, with the carriers frequently rejecting demands that they considered legally questionable or unjustified. At least one carrier even referred some inappropriate requests to the F.B.I..............................>>>>....................>>>>....................http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07.....rveillance.html?_r=1
Gov't acknowledges one-time surveillance problem Jul 20, 6:55 PM (ET) By PETE YOST http://www.tedcruz.org
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rare move, the Obama administration acknowledged Friday that the government's surveillance efforts have exceeded legal limits on at least one occasion. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence made the comment in a letter to Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden. Wyden is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Oregon Democrat has suggested that the government may be reviewing the emails and phone calls of law-abiding Americans in the U.S. who are at the other end of communications being monitored abroad by the U.S. government.....................>>>>.................>>>>...................http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120720/DA04U3OG1.html
This is for our safety, if we don't allow them to look through our personal records the terrorist win
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
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