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Bjorn Against

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6. Yeah, I believe the government maintains a massive database they never peak at

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 11:04 PM

Jun 2013

They must administer this database while wearing blindfolds because they care so much about our privacy. No way would they ever look at a database that they maintain without a judge's permission.

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I am really happy to hear that the politicians are going to be opening their phone records to us [View all] Bjorn Against Jun 2013 OP

There are NO names in the meta-data base, only numbers and length of call. n/t Tx4obama Jun 2013 #1

No names? RobertEarl Jun 2013 #2

I feel so much better... Celldweller Jun 2013 #3

Well then maybe they can just provide us with the phone numbers of the lobbyists who called them Bjorn Against Jun 2013 #4

The data-base cannot be accessed without a judge's order that states the 'number' and 'reason'... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #5

Yeah, I believe the government maintains a massive database they never peak at Bjorn Against Jun 2013 #6

they will have no problem living by the same principles that they enforce on the rest of us Flashmann Jun 2013 #7