Slashdot Mirror
Deutsche Telekom Secretly Tracked Phone Calls
Dekortage writes "German telephone giant Deutsche Telekom has admitted to secretly tracking the phone calls between board members and journalists, in an effort to identify media leaks about internal affairs. As noted by the German Journalists' Association, 'This company has special access to the records of its customers.... That means it has a special obligation to be trustworthy.' DT denies having eavesdropped; it merely tracked the calls dialed."
Other great lines from the president's analyst:
V.I. Kydor Kropotkin:
Are you trying to tell me every phone in the country is tapped?
Don Masters, CEA Agent:
That's what's in my head.
V.I. Kydor Kropotkin:
Don, this is America, not Russia.
WHo could possibly tap every phone in the US?
---------------
dad to son: "Don't you ever bring that gun in the house!"
pause then "That's my car gun. My house gun is already in the house, so please return my car gun to the glove compartment."
----------------
Don Masters, CEA Agent:
I'm a CEA agent.
Dr. Sidney Schaefer: [rises from desk, walks over to read ID card]
You ARE a CEA agent. And you really did kill someone!
Don Masters, CEA Agent:
Yeah, and it bothers me sometimes that I don't feel guilty about it. Don't you think that's psychotic behavior?
Dr. Sidney Schaefer:
No I don't! It explains your utter lack of hostility. You can vent your aggressive feelings by actually killing people! It's a sensational solution to the hostility problem.
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.