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Telcos Spent $10K Per Telecom Amnesty Vote, Sunshine Group Says

March 27, 2008 · 2 Comments

More from Wired today, don’t worry they didn’t tap your phone lines everything is ok. The Telecom companies just love Congress so much they wanted to tip them.

“Political action committees for telecoms being sued for privacy violations gave more than $10,000 on average to each Congress member who voted to give amnesty to telecoms being sued for illegally helping the government spy on Americans, according to an analysis done by MapLight.org, an organization devoted to using new technology to show the influence of money on government.”

By Ryan Singel @ Wired Magazine

Categories: Big Brother · Telecom
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Comcast Cameras to Start Watching You?

March 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Comcast Cameras to Start Watching You?

“If you have some tinfoil handy, now might be a good time to fashion a hat. At the Digital Living Room conference today, Gerard Kunkel, Comcast’s senior VP of user experience, told me the cable company is experimenting with different camera technologies built into devices so it can know who’s in your living room.”

[Update] Check out Comcast’s Response

Categories: Big Brother · Comcast · Telecom
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