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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:25 AM
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AT&T Billing Site Jokes About Company's Participation in Warrantless Wiretapping
Edited on Mon Jun-30-08 10:27 AM by marmar
from AlterNet's PEEK:



AT&T Billing Site Jokes About Company's Participation in Warrantless Wiretapping

Posted by , bOING bOING at 5:46 AM on June 30, 2008.

"Ms. Suspicious has nothing to hide."



By Cory Doctorow


Reid sez, "I, unfortunately, have an AT&T cell phone. I check my bill every few weeks. Today, I went to log in, and was greeted by a terrific new advertisement for their online billing system. It's as if their marketing department thinks that warrantless wiretapping is funny or something. " Link


(Thanks, Reid!)


http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/89872/
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:28 AM
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1. gawd
I mean.. would that site make y o u want to sign
up with ATT?

Sheesh.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:31 AM
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2. "If You're Not Doing Anything 'Wrong' You Needn't Be Worried" = classic establishment meme


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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:18 AM
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14. Must...eat...soma!
Must...eat...soma! And go back to sleep.
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:51 AM
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19. I'm so glad I'm an alpha.... eom
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Mabus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 12:46 PM
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24. Good one!
:rofl:
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:56 AM
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21. Yet they never want to testify under oath. Funny how that works. n/t
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:31 AM
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3. I doubt that was the intent, but it certainly does look very, very awkward right now.
I can't believe they approved this.
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wordpix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:31 AM
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4. on the phone with an AT&T rep, I mentioned ATT's wiretapping and she told me,
"This was authorized by the US government." I guess that's their official line now. My response was, "Oh, you mean the criminal war profiteering government of George W. Bush and Company? Well, please tell your higher ups that I don't want this service because I don't want to further support a company that engages in monopoly who's in cahoots with the Bush Admin."

She was pretty speechless at that.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:32 AM
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5. And some here wonder why there's no public demand for impeachment
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:41 AM
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7. you're my hero.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:03 AM
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11. AT&T told me they knew nothing about it
god only knows how much I'd like to get rid of them! :grr: :argh:

Not many choices where I live unfortunately!

:kick:
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:41 AM
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6. jeeez
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:42 AM
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8. The message: turn to Big Brother, Inc for "peace of mind."
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:55 AM
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9. "(snort) We're the phone company!"
Edited on Mon Jun-30-08 10:56 AM by TahitiNut
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 10:59 AM
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10. This keeps getting posted and I don't make the connection to warrantless wiretapping.
I just see a cheesy ad.

Methinks that Liberals are a bit touchy on the subject.

Which they should be, but I don't see a joke about warrantless wiretapping here.
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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:15 AM
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13. I think you may be right
I see it as luring those who are afraid of paying bills online.

I can see how it can be misconstrued but I think that was their intent.
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nilram Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:20 AM
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15. ditto, thanks for putting that out there -nt
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:26 AM
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17. Exactly. And the last thing a company wants to do is point out its shortcomings. nt
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:50 AM
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18. Youthinks correctly.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:57 AM
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22. Those damn liberals.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 01:48 PM
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26. Quote from you: "...liberals are a bit touchy on the subject."
By saying this, I assume you are not a liberal and that warrantless spying on you by your government is okay? :shrug: Only "liberals" believe in the Fourth Amendment...I guess.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 02:30 PM
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27. Way to avoid the point and twist it to your own ends.
Bill O'Reilly couldn't have done better.

I also said that they should be a bit touchy. Ok?
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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:07 AM
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12. Looks like a typical clueless marketing department to me
Not surprised.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:24 AM
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16. LMFAO! I'm Amazed Some Really Think That Had Anything To Do With Warrantless Wiretapping LOL
Some of you, even those that I adore, need to get out a bit more.

It's beyond obvious that it is a marketing campaign towards those who have fears of online billing. Nothing more, nothing less, perfectly benign, not making fun of a damn thing.

Too funny what some will pick up and run with though!

:rofl:
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 11:54 AM
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20. Everything is a conspiracy.
Bigfoot told me so.
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FredStembottom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 12:14 PM
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23. But it says "hide".
Not "fear". She "has nothing to hide" seems like a spying reference to me. If it was just about online billing she would have nothing to fear.

I do believe, although it's awkward and scrambled, that they are referencing online wire-tapping or spying.

As if the whole FISA/wholesale wire-tapping thing was just urban legend that can now be safely joked about. That only a goofy character called Ms. Suspicious ever worried about.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 01:24 PM
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25. To me it looks like she's just bashful.
Edited on Mon Jun-30-08 01:25 PM by onehandle
It's just a dumb ad. Why would AT&T want to bring up wire-tapping or spying? That would be even dumber.
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