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EFF Case Against AT&T To Go Forward

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the beauty dept.

Tyler Too writes "The NSA wiretap lawsuit filed by the EFF will apparently be moving forward. A federal judge has denied the government's request that the EFF's lawsuit against AT&T be dismissed. Among other things, the judge ruled that 'if the government has been truthful in its disclosures, divulging information on AT&T's role in the scandal should not cause any harm to national security.' The case will now move forward, pending a government appeal."

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  1. I Like His Logic by Winckle · · Score: 4, Funny

    "if the government has been truthful in its disclosures, divulging information on AT&T's role in the scandal should not cause any harm to national security."

    Sounds like the "terrorists" might've won.

    But sounds good to me, but i'm a filthy liberal.

    1. Re:I Like His Logic by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
      > Sounds like the "terrorists" might've won.

      <voice=texan>
      An' they hate us for our freedom. So...
      </voice>

      > But sounds good to me, but i'm a filthy liberal.

      <voice=texan>
      Yeah, it's all your fault! Fer six years some folks have been complaining that the government isn't listening to the people... an' now that it does, y'all are haulin' us into court for it! What gives?
      </voice>

    2. Re:I Like His Logic by Vicissidude · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, in this case, the problem isn't the filthy lib'rals, but them thar activist judges!

    3. Re:I Like His Logic by geminidomino · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think as opposed to "DEAD" as in "jiggly beach vollyball"

    4. Re:I Like His Logic by TubeSteak · · Score: 2, Funny

      /me smacks the ignorant hillbilly upside the head.
      You sound like one of them Cee-En-En types.
      Don' chew know that all them thar activist judges is filthy lib'rals?

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    5. Re:I Like His Logic by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm against abortion. I am for murdering children.

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  2. Hmm... by Poromenos1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "if the government has been truthful in its disclosures, divulging information on AT&T's role in the scandal should not cause any harm to national security."

    Is that like "if you have nothing to hide, you won't object to surveillance"? Seriously, poor government!

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  3. Re:Btw... by fohat · · Score: 5, Funny

    IANAL and didn't RTFA, but AFAICT the EFF stands for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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  4. Re:Either the EFF is fast or /. is slow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    if you don't donate your spare cash to the EFF, you're just going to waste it on booze.


    If you don't sell your three digit Slashdot ID at Ebay for highest bidder and donate the money to EFF, you're just going to waste your time on Slashdot.

  5. Re:Either the EFF is fast or /. is slow by RWarrior(fobw) · · Score: 2, Funny

    if you don't donate your spare cash to the EFF, you're just going to waste it on booze.

    too bad we can't waste it on girls.

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  6. Re:How Far Into the Rabbit Hole Are We? by mrchaotica · · Score: 3, Funny
    mis-named Patriot Act

    It's not mis-named; the Ministry of Truth named it that on purpose!

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