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  12-30-11, 12:45am | Post
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Verizon Will Charge Fee For Paying Bill
Shades of Bank of America or Netflix: Verizon's new $2 fee for paying a bill with a credit card has customers fuming. QUOTE Verizon offered some justification for the fee, but Paul Miller on The Verge isn't buying it:
Verizon claims that the fee covers its ability to "continue to support these bill payment options" (you know, because all your regular bill dollars are being used entirely to improve your wireless service) but there's no way it's more costly for Verizon than processing the old fashioned, handwritten paper checks we used to pluck out of furrowed fields and send to Big Red on the Pony Express This post has been edited by kar522: 4-12-12, 5:19am |
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12-30-11, 7:42am | Post
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A few years back to receive a special rate on DSL, I had to go to paperless billing. I do pay online and AT&T had long ago quit including an envelope. The result of the change was daily email to pimp othr service. Also I receive one or more monthly offers by snail mail to sign up for telephone servive, along with U-verse, which ain't in the area. I blocked the emails, went back to a paper bill, and still looking for a way to halt the clowns in Chicago from sending me those 'tree killing' (I do recycle 'em) offers to sign up.
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12-30-11, 2:42pm | Post
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12-31-11, 7:45am | Post
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This seems to have quickly become the year of the 99% standing up for themselves! BoA, Verizon, Egypt...
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4-12-12, 5:20am | Post
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10-19-12, 4:35am | Post
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Verizon Spying On Your Web Habits: How The Telecom Giant Is Becoming Big Brother And Monitoring Everything You Do
QUOTE However, there is a way to opt out. Simply go to Verizon's privacy center, sign in to your account, and read over the new policy. Once on that page, there is an option to check the box indicating that your information cannot be used for marketing purposes, and sit back, knowing that your information isn't available for Verizon to spy on.
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12-5-12, 7:49am | Post
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How to get targeted ads on your TV? Try a camera in your set-top box.
QUOTE Verizon has filed a patent for a DVR that can watch and listen to the goings-on in your living room. In the application, the company proposes to use the technology to serve targeted ads appropriate to whatever you’re doing in the, uh, privacy of your own home—fighting, cuddling, or hanging out with your cats.
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6-5-13, 10:25pm | Post
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Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways?
Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order |
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6-6-13, 9:15am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am)  Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Must be going after those ghetto, aka Obama, cellphones. In 2005 Then-Senator Obama Voted NO On Patriot Act's Wiretap Provision |
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6-6-13, 10:14am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order I believe the PC term for crooks, is hoodie wearing gangstra beloved by the buffoon. Flashback--Obama: We Will Not Monitor Citizens, Violate Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security |
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6-6-13, 11:09am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Speaking of security risks, didn't the Russians warn the American government that the dead 'road kill' Boston bomber was up to no good? White House Defends Collecting Phone Records |
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6-6-13, 3:59pm | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order File under, how that hopey and changey, working out for all you fools. QUOTE NYT: Obama Admin 'Has Now Lost All Credibility' On Thursday, The New York Times officially fell off the Obama bandwagon. That doesn’t mean the Obama worship will stop. But the newest revelation that the Obama administration has been seizing millions of phone records leaves the Times with little choice but to publicly chastise its dream president. “Mr. Obama is proving the truism that the executive will use any power it is given and very likely abuse it,” writes the Times editorial board. “There is every reason to believe the federal government has been collecting every bit of information about every American’s phone calls except the words actually exchanged in those calls …. Essentially, the administration is saying that without any individual suspicion of wrongdoing, the government is allowed to know who Americans are calling every time they make a phone call, for how long they talk and from where.” The Times editorial board noted, “The administration has now lost all credibility.” Sadly, the Times is only willing to say this after election cycles end. Good thing they were there to defend us from Mitt Romney’s car elevator and Ann Romney’s horses, though. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/20...ama-credibility |
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6-7-13, 5:35am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Might want to learn to speak in code, while on your Verizon cellphone, like those two boat captains on Deadilest Catch, unless you want the buffoon's brown shirts banging on your door. Think twice about going to Lake Michigan for fun and sun, unless you want your family surrounded by two legged out of control South Side ghetto animals talking on their 'free' Obama phone. Anyone with common sense think passing a new law is going to make Karen Lewis's losers think before acting. QUOTE The federal government may store private phone records ,and Internet data that it has seized through the Prism program, in the National Security Agency's Utah Data Center that is being built and set to open this fall. The UK Guardian reported on Wednesday that the Obama administration had obtained a secret court order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court forcing Verizon to hand over records of all domestic and international calls in its system on an "ongoing, daily" basis. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said if there is a court order for Verizon, then it is safe to assume there are similar ones for other carriers. According to a report in the The Salt Lake Tribune, the Utah Data Center "is expected to cull billions of bytes of information for the nation’s intelligence community." Even though NSA officials have not revealed specific details, "the Utah Data Center will be part of NSA’s interconnected network that includes sites in Colorado, Georgia and Maryland." The Tribune reports the Utah facility "will be the largest," so "there is a good chance Americans’ phone call data could land" at the Utah Data Center. The center was described by Wired magazine in 2012:
Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American Scientist’s Project on Government Secrecy, told theTribune that “when you build a facility of that scale, it’s probably meant to be used, and the storage and processing of large volumes of collected data would seem to be a plausible use of this facility.” “It means that we are always under surveillance,” he said. “Even our most private and intimate communications may be tracked by the government.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, "acknowledged Thursday that the NSA had obtained secret court orders for seven years to collect records of calls placed or received on Verizon phones," and argued those court orders were needed to protect America. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), though, said it was "an astounding assault on the Constitution," and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said he was “deeply disturbed” because "overzealous law enforcement, even when well-intended, carries grave risks to Americans’ privacy and liberty." http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/20...-Center-in-Utah This post has been edited by kas: 6-7-13, 5:37am |
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6-7-13, 8:10am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Whether it's the buffoon or one of his crew, too often once they open their mouth and speak, they're lying. So all you losers that voted for the buffoon, once or twice, enjoy those 30 pieces of silver. QUOTE Nat'l Intel Director May Have Lied to Congress About NSA Data Collection The Director of National Intelligence James Clapper may have lied to Congress when he told the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 12 that the National Security Agency does not collect data on millions of Americans. On Thursday, Breitbart News broke the story about Clapper's previous testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee by unearthing video of his exchange with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). Wyden asked Clapper if the NSA collects "any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?" Clapper responded, "No, sir." Revelations about his past remarks may have compelled Clapper to attempt to clarify his previous testimony in a phone interview to National Journal on Thursday in which he told the publication, "What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens' e-mails. I stand by that." But even outlets like Yahoo! News noted on Thursday, after examining the word-for-word exchange, that this "looks bad" because while "that may have been what Clapper meant," "it wasn't what he said. And it certainly wasn't what he was asked" then: Wyden: "And this is for you, Director Clapper, again on the surveillance front. And I hope we can do this in just a yes or no answer, because I know Senator Feinstein wants to move on. Breitbart News posted the video after it was revealed the Obama administration got a court order that forced Verizon to hand over all records of domestic and international calls an on "ongoing basis" and before details about the the federal government's PRISM program came to light on Thursday evening. The government is even reportedly constructing a Data Center in Utah to store all of this information. On Thursday night, in response to these reports, Clapper released a statement claiming reports in the UK Guardian (Verizon) about the Washington Post (PRISM) had some "inaccuracies." He claimed, contrary to widespread reports, that these programs did not "intentionally" target U.S citizens, but did not indicate how the National Security Agency could have obtained information solely on "non-U.S. persons outside the U.S." without collecting "any type of data" on Americans. Clapper's fill statement is below: The Guardian and The Washington Post articles refer to collection of communications pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. They contain numerous inaccuracies. Section 702 is a provision of FISA that is designed to facilitate the acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning non-U.S. persons located outside the United States. It cannot be used to intentionally target any U.S. citizen, any other U.S. person, or anyone located within the United States. Activities authorized by Section 702 are subject to oversight by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Executive Branch, and Congress. They involve extensive procedures, specifically approved by the court, to ensure that only non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. are targeted, and that minimize the acquisition, retention and dissemination of incidentally acquired information about U.S. persons. Section 702 was recently reauthorized by Congress after extensive hearings and debate. Information collected under this program is among the most important and valuable foreign intelligence information we collect, and is used to protect our nation from a wide variety of threats. The unauthorized disclosure of information about this important and entirely legal program is reprehensible and risks important protections for the security of Americans. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/20...elligence-Final This post has been edited by kas: 6-7-13, 8:11am |
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6-13-13, 7:30am | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Based on his record, the shuck 'n jive buffoon has a sweet spot for those that gave the world terrorists that drive airplanes into buildings, blow up folks at the Boston Marathon and kill, aka workplace violence, a bunch of other soldiers. Hey libs, don't be too fraking surprise if law enforcement raids a mosque and later we see enough weaponary carried out to arm a small group of terrorists. QUOTE Are Mosques Excluded from The Digital Snooping Dragnet? An Investor's Business Daily opinion piece makes the claim that mosques are excluded from the massive dragnet surveillance operation of the US Government. "That's right, the government's sweeping surveillance of our most private communications excludes the jihad factories where homegrown terrorists are radicalized." Considering that the pretense for all this "necessary" surveillance is to stop terrorism, it seems unusual to exclude mosques from examination. What is going on? The piece explains that "Since October 2011, mosques have been off-limits to FBI agents. No more surveillance or undercover string operations without high-level approval from a special oversight body at the Justice Department dubbed the Sensitive Operations Review Committee." (Here is the unclassified version of the FBI Domestic Investigation and Operations Guide, head over to page 171ff ) Who is this review committee? "Nobody knows; the names of the chairman, members and staff are kept secret." Apparently, these limitations were set up from pressure by Islamic groups. We do know the panel was set up under pressure from Islamist groups who complained about FBI stings at mosques. Just months before the panel's formation, the Council on American-Islamic Relations teamed up with the ACLU to sue the FBI for allegedly violating the civil rights of Muslims in Los Angeles by hiring an undercover agent to infiltrate and monitor mosques there. IBD goes on to describe that "the FBI never canvassed Boston mosques until four days after the April 15 attacks, and it did not check out the radical Boston mosque where the Muslim bombers worshipped. The bureau didn't even contact mosque leaders for help in identifying their images after those images were captured on closed-circuit TV cameras and cellphones." http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06...nooping-Dragnet This post has been edited by kas: 6-13-13, 7:31am |
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6-13-13, 10:58am | Post
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Another lib was just on Fox News proclaiming Issa is picking on the buffoon.
QUOTE Mark Klein: NSA Has Access to Everything Edward Snowden is not the first person to blow the whistle on what the NSA is doing. Mark Klein was an AT&T technician for 22 years. He gradually learned the NSA had tapped into the fiber optic network which makes up the backbone of the internet in locations around the country. This ABC Nightline report from 2007 sums up what Klein revealed: What this report does not cover in detail is how Klein gradually learned, in the course of doing his job, that there were similar NSA installed splitters placed in other locations around the country. For more on that check out this PBS Frontline interview with Klein. Of course President Bush claimed at the time that the purpose of this surveillance was the interception of overseas calls. However, the technology is not limited to that except, apparently, by software. The NY Times showed Klein's information to several experts. They noted that the intercepts appeared to have been set up to capture foreign information, however "it would be a simple technical matter to reprogram the equipment to intercept purely domestic Internet traffic." So the NSA has direct access to everything passing through major internet hubs around the country but ostensibly restricted themselves from peeking at anything not connected to specific foreign terrorism targets. Maybe this is true but who would be able to tell us if it was not? http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06...s-to-Everything http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ho...iews/klein.html |
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Glen Grenwald is the brave reporter who let the world know that ghetto weasels were sneakily finding out who >100,000,000 Verizons customers were calling or whom were calling them. There has been suggestione to let folks, legal or wannabe Demorats, vote with their cellphone or PC at home. No way, unless we want a 1,000,000 dead fibs bloc from the graveyards in or near Chicago. QUOTE Greenwald On NSA Snooping: Pols Want Me Arrested For 'Crime Of Doing Journalism' The Guardian reporter Glen Grenwald pushed back hard at politicians who are calling for his investigation and prosecution for his involvement in the NSA snooping scandal. Greenwald, who broke the exclusive story of whistle-blower Edward Snowden and the PRISM program that consists of data mining and collection of digital calls, internet usage, emails and instant messages of millions of Americans, appeared on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Wednesday night. He specifically challenged Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) assertion that Greenwald should be prosecuted for publishing the leaked information from Snowden. King, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, has said he wants Greenwald prosecuted for threatening to reveal the identities of CIA agents. Meanwhile, Greenwald claims he never made such a threat. He said King and other politicians are targeting him for “the crime of doing journalism.” http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/20...oing-Journalism |
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Glen Grenwald is the brave reporter who let the world know that ghetto weasels were sneakily finding out who >100,000,000 Verizons customers were calling or whom were calling them. There has been suggestione to let folks, legal or wannabe Demorats, vote with their cellphone or PC at home. No way, unless we want a 1,000,000 dead fibs bloc from the graveyards in or near Chicago. QUOTE Greenwald On NSA Snooping: Pols Want Me Arrested For 'Crime Of Doing Journalism' The Guardian reporter Glen Grenwald pushed back hard at politicians who are calling for his investigation and prosecution for his involvement in the NSA snooping scandal. Greenwald, who broke the exclusive story of whistle-blower Edward Snowden and the PRISM program that consists of data mining and collection of digital calls, internet usage, emails and instant messages of millions of Americans, appeared on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Wednesday night. He specifically challenged Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) assertion that Greenwald should be prosecuted for publishing the leaked information from Snowden. King, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, has said he wants Greenwald prosecuted for threatening to reveal the identities of CIA agents. Meanwhile, Greenwald claims he never made such a threat. He said King and other politicians are targeting him for “the crime of doing journalism.” http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/20...oing-Journalism |
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6-15-13, 8:48pm | Post
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QUOTE (kar522 @ 6-6-13, 1:25am) Why Verizon??? Don't security risks & crooks use throw-aways? Report: Verizon Providing All Call Records To U.S. Under Court Order Ask a dumb question and good folks who believe in the constitution will in time give us the truth. But don't worry about America's, since the new CIA #2 will be some broad that use to run a store where the patrons sat around reading dirty books to each other. Speaking of pervs, seems a certain fib that still wants be answering that three o'clock telephone at the White House, supposedly didn't know her staff, aka Hellery's security detail, was going out and 'finding' underage working girls. REPORT: Verizon Built Fiber-Optic Line Linked Directly To U.S. Govt Obama's Pick for CIA No. 2 Used to Oversee 'Erotica Readings' This post has been edited by kas: 6-15-13, 8:49pm |
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