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Wiretapping Lawsuit Against AT&T Dismissed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hollow-sound-of-justice dept.

BalanceOfJudgement writes "A major victory by the federal government was won today when a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against AT&T for providing phone records to the federal government. From the article: 'The court is persuaded that requiring AT&T to confirm or deny whether it has disclosed large quantities of telephone records to the federal government could give adversaries of this country valuable insight into the government's intelligence activities'" Not to be confused with the EFF case, this case was filed by the ACLU on behalf of author Studs Terkel and other activists who argued that their constitutional rights had been violated by the actions of AT&T and the NSA.

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  1. DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! GEEZ!! by TheDarkener · · Score: 5, Funny

    My *&$@ing jaw dropped when I saw the headline. 'I THOUGHT THE JUDGE JUST WENT FORWARD WITH THE CASE!!'... Halfway down the article 'Not to be confused with the 500 other stories this month about AT&T Lawsuits by the EFF'....
     
    ...I was about to start a riot.

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  2. Now they'll never know! by saleenS281 · · Score: 3, Funny

    because lord knows those "enemies" didn't see all the press about this...

  3. Hi, my name is Pat Riot by Travoltus · · Score: 5, Funny

    What have you got to hide, citizen?

    Privacy is for terrorists. Law abiding, God fearing citizens should be proud of people knowing what they're doing. Only wicked people hide their activities.

    Would you rather be free or be safe from terror? (end right wing satire)

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    1. Re:Hi, my name is Pat Riot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Exactly, and in addition it's all Clintons' fault.

  4. Re:4 words by Reverend528 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Vote with your dollars.

    What if I don't have enough dollars to elect a congressman?

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  5. Re:Is there any chance to appeal? by Reverend528 · · Score: 2, Funny
    For any of you IANALs out there, can this be appealed?

    IANAL, but it probably makes more sense to ask someone who is a lawyer.

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  6. the segment title was misleading by misanthrope101 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Shouldn't this be in YRO?

    The first two words ("Your Rights") misled people into thinking that rights did in fact exist. The section is being disbanded for lack of applicability. A new segment, entitled, "Ways in which liberals want to help the terrorists" is being contemplated, but the details haven't been worked out yet.

    On a positive note, "online" remains usable, and we hope to see it worked into the new version.

  7. Re:As a matter of fact... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "OTOH, how different are the two major parties from the organized crime? ;-)

    Let's be fair to organized crime..."

    'Well, all right, disorganised crime as well'

    Sir Humphery Appleby, Perm. Sec of Department of Administrative Affairs, UK (Yes Minister)