| Verizon has provided data to federal authorities on an emergency basis without a court order — and without determining the requests’ legality — 720 times between January 2005 and September of this year. The company’s revelation came in a 13-page letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee released Monday. |
| “It is crucial … that Congress be fully informed of all the Administration’s surveillance activities involving telecommunications companies, particularly in light of the Administration’s request that retroactive immunity from liability be provided to these companies and Administration officials,” House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) wrote to the Director of National Intelligence, requesting a full briefing on the programs. |
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Canceling service with Verizon can slam you with a huge penalty for breaking your contract. “Early termination” can cost you big bucks.To hell with Verizon.
Verizon broke the contract first when they divulged customer information to the Bush Administration without being subpoenaed. Merely being asked – in legally dubious “Security Letter”, even. Not a subpoena, not a law, not a court order, their BFFs at the Bush White House asked for your info and got it.
The Contract has already been broken. They broke it. Verizon breaks the law.
