Comments on: NSA collected pre-9/11 phone calls for analysis http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/05/25/nsa-collected-pre-911-phone-calls-for-analysis/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Hampton http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/05/25/nsa-collected-pre-911-phone-calls-for-analysis/#comment-8769 Michael Hampton Thu, 25 May 2006 17:40:28 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/05/25/nsa-collected-pre-911-phone-calls-for-analysis/#comment-8769 Good point. But what recourse do we have if the executive branch decides the law doesn't apply to whatever it's doing? After all, there's a war on, haven't you heard? Good point. But what recourse do we have if the executive branch decides the law doesn’t apply to whatever it’s doing? After all, there’s a war on, haven’t you heard?

]]> By: Ryan Singel http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/05/25/nsa-collected-pre-911-phone-calls-for-analysis/#comment-8768 Ryan Singel Thu, 25 May 2006 16:24:17 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/05/25/nsa-collected-pre-911-phone-calls-for-analysis/#comment-8768 While the Supreme Court did say that one has no Fourth Amendment claims to information you provide willingly to a business entity, you do have rights provided by laws passed by Congress. For instance, the videotapes you rent are protected by law (oddly the law's not clear on whether your dvd rentals are protected or not). And as for phone records, the Telecom act (and to some extent the Electronic Communications Protection Act) explicitly bind telecom companies as to what they can do with your communications records. While the Supreme Court did say that one has no Fourth Amendment claims to information you provide willingly to a business entity, you do have rights provided by laws passed by Congress.

For instance, the videotapes you rent are protected by law (oddly the law’s not clear on whether your dvd rentals are protected or not).

And as for phone records, the Telecom act (and to some extent the Electronic Communications Protection Act) explicitly bind telecom companies as to what they can do with your communications records.

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