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It seemed like shocking news last week when the telecommunications giant Verizon admitted it has readily allowed warrantless national security investigators to browse customer records on thousands of occasions. But given the revolving door between the telecom industry and federal government, no one should be surprised by their cozy relationship.According to OpenSecrets.org, a Web site run by the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C., the worlds are well connected: There are no shortage of government officials who once worked in the telecommunications industry, and no shortage of telecommunications industry execs who once worked for the government.
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Good article with lots of new (to the public) connections.
I have to disagree with this however: None of this necessarily means Verizon and other telecom firms can’t be trusted to honor our privacy, and the law.
The behavior of Verison, AT&T and other telco biggies has shown that they will abuse their customers and the public trust (as well as the law, a minor matter to BushCo and many corporations these days).
Instead of immunity, the need to be faced with criminal prosecution, civil suits, and anti-trust action of the breakup variety.
Disclosure: I agree! But I am in one life a blogger, and in the other a moderated reporter, and never the twain shall meet ;-)
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