SocraticGadfly: Warrantless telecom snooping goes beyond terror

October 16, 2007

Warrantless telecom snooping goes beyond terror

Verizon turned over customer records in kidnapping and sex crime cases, too. Plus, it turned over not just records of suspect callers but also of the persons they contacted.

Five bucks says the Democratic Senate FISA renewal bill gives retroactive telecom prosecution immunity in exchange for some vague promise not to do it again.

The bottom line is: no telecom immunity and no basket warrants. We’ll see what actually happens.

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