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Wiretap Ruling Threatens Telecoms
ches_grin writes "Yesterday's ruling on the NSA warrantless wiretapping program could mean that businesses that assisted in the program are in for some serious legal problems. The judge's decision clearly dismissed out of hand the arguments of the telecoms, saying that the protections due journalists and lawyers was a clear matter of the public's best interests." From the article: "Businesses accused of aiding the Bush administration in wiretapping could also be in for a legal bruising, say civil liberties groups that have sued telecom providers AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth for allegedly helping the NSA. The ruling could set a precedent other courts can't ignore. 'Every phone company that is assisting the government in its illegal surveillance would want to think long and hard before it continues that agreement,' says Ann Beeson, the ACLU's lead attorney in the case. 'There are already lawsuits claiming that their cooperation for the past several years is illegal and now that the judge has declared it is illegal, their liability increases. The risk is much greater from a business perspective.'"
Fair warning, pinko nonsense on slashdot is aiding the enemy. As such you are all infact "Terrorists". All of your IP's have been logged, and back traced. Your ISP's are on the phone right now handing over every shred of info they have on you, and your location. Your assets are being seized. The men in black suits are racing twords your homes and your places of employment as we speak. I for one welcome our new Neocon overlords, but kinda I do miss the days when the worst thing a President did was get a hummer. Who is that at the door, one sec.