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Comcast Charges $1000 Per Wiretap

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wonder-what-they-charge-to-shoot-you-in-the-mouth dept.

It seems trashing the Fourth Amendment is very profitable: For one company, FISA wiretaps carry a $1K pricetag

Comcast, which is among the nation's largest telecommunication companies, charges $1,000 to install a FISA wiretap and $750 for each additional month authorities want to keep an eye on suspects, according to the company's Handbook for Law Enforcement. Secrecy News obtained the document and published it Monday.

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  1. Re:Well, hrm. by baldass_newbie · · Score: 5, Informative

    On one hand, I find FISA absolutely disgusting and weep as our mighty country has fallen into tyranny and darkness.

    FISA has been around since 1978. How long have you been lamenting the descent?
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  2. FISA Wiretaps are *not* illegal. by DragonPup · · Score: 5, Informative

    If it truly a FISA wiretap, than the authorities obtained a warrant from a judge. What Bush does with warrantless wiretaps are *not* FISA wiretaps because no warrants are involved.

    Now, if you want to debate the Constitutionality of a FISA wiretap, that is a valid discussion, but the story does not even contain the word illegal anywhere. Read your own frakking article, and try to keep your story truthful.

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