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Verizon’s “Can you hear me now” ad, NSA-style

By Professor NathensonJune 7, 2013Cyberlaw, Data Mining, Data Retention, Privacy, Surveillance, TechnologyFair Use, NSA, Parody, Surveillance, verizon

Parody of Verizon’s “Can you hear me now” ads in light of NSA surveillance bombshell. From Slate. Verizon guy: “Can you hear me now?” President Obama: “Yes, we can.”

Verizon and the NSA – a response to five non-arguments justifying surveillance

By Professor NathensonJune 6, 2013Communications, Data Mining, Data Retention, Privacy, SurveillanceNSA, Privacy, Surveillance, verizon

Today my tweeting was heavily focused on the revelation that Verizon gave up a significant amount of information to the NSA. Among the many interesting pieces I read was an attempt by Slate’s Will Saletan to justify the surveillance. In a nutshell, Saletan argues: It isn’t wiretapping. It’s judicially supervised. It’s congressionally supervised. It expires […]