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