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Verizon: Paying Politicians to Rule the Air (g1a2d0047c1) (Photo credit: watchingfrogsboil ) Even the NSA gets a Verizon bill with some surprise charges | Marketplace.org :  "The government's been getting data from phone carriers like AT&T and Verizon -- but not for free. “Virtually every company out there, technology company or telecommunications company charges the government, with the exception of Facebook -- which gives it away for free,” says Anne Flaherty, a technology policy reporter for the AP ." Related articles Even the NSA gets a Verizon bill with some surprise charges | Marketplace.org Domestic surveillance comes at a price...What Verizon, At&T, Facebook and other companies charge to turn over your personal data to the government. NSA Spying Row in Congress Ushers in Debate Over Big Data - Bloomberg Wireless Companies Ranked By How Much They Charge The NSA For Tapping Your Phone And Email Verizon, AT&T Make a Pretty Penny Off W...

Cray X-MP/24 (serial no. 115) used by NSA (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) NSA phone records collection: anger swells after data revelations | World news | guardian.co.uk :  ""The information acquired does not include the content of any communications or the name of any subscriber. It relates exclusively to call details, such as a telephone number or the length of a telephone call." But such metadata can provide authorities with vast knowledge about a caller's identity. Particularly when cross-checked against other public records , the metadata can reveal someone's name, address, driver's licence , credit history , social security number and more. Government analysts would be able to work out whether the relationship between two people was ongoing, occasional or a one-off." Related articles NSA phone records collection: anger swells after data revelations | World news | guardian.co.uk Through a PRISM darkly: Tracking the ongoing NSA surveill...

The seal of the U.S. National Security Agency. The first use was in September 1966, replacing an older seal which was used briefly. For more information, see here and here. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) AM 1600 WWRL - NSA Spying Operation In Place For Years, All Major Phone Companies :  ""NSA has been doing all this stuff all along, and it's been all these companies, not just one" William Binney told news program Democracy Now on Thursday. "They're just continuing the collection of this data on all U.S. citizens." " Related articles AM 1600 WWRL - NSA Spying Operation In Place For Years, All Major Phone Companies NSA Whistleblower: The Government Is Still Telling You an 'Outright Lie' About Its Spying Programs NSA Says It Doesn't Spy On Americans As Obama Administration Defends Letting NSA Spy On Americans White House denies it spies on Americans NSA not just monitoring Verizon, over 3 billion US calls monitored daily o...