Slashdot Mirror
FBI Obtains Phone Records With a Post-it Note
angry tapir writes "The FBI was so cavalier — and telecom companies so eager to help — that a verbal request or even one written on a Post-it note was enough for operators to hand over customer phone records, according to a damning report (PDF) released on Wednesday by the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General."
The "Canary Yellow" color of Post-It Notes is a trademark of 3M. See the legalese at the bottom of that site. Canary? Yellow? Too easy.... let's see some punchlines!
I wonder if this method would work at a bank?
I might save some time in the drive thru...
Well, it would definitely attract the attention of the FBI anyway...
My blog
No, remember, exposing what the FBI is doing is what destroys America. If you don't want the FBI to illegally spy on terrorists -- and of course that's the only people they spy on, even if the report says the opposite -- then you want terrorists to destroy America. Because you love terrorists. And hate America.
The enemies of Democracy are
Whenever I tell someone I actuall do that they always start to wonder what I have to hide
Do they have curtains covering their windows? What do they have to hide?
The soylentnews experiment has been a dismal failure.
Break the law, go to jail!
I find your ideas fascinating, and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.