Dear Verizon Wireless,
I am extremely disturbed and dismayed that Verizon sold my telephone records to the National Security Agency. Not only did you violate my privacy, you profited from it. I do not appreciate being spied on by my government and betrayed by those I pay for a service. It is unethical, unconstitutional and un-American.
Patia Stephens
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Dear Patia Stephens,
Thank you for contacting Verizon Wireless through our website. I appreciate your inquiry regarding your service. My name is Tomys, and I am happy to assist you today.
We appreciate that the USA Today article and other reports about the possibility that the NSA is able to analyze local call data records is causing concern. Please be assured that Verizon Wireless places the highest value on protecting the privacy of our customers. [Does this mean they charged A LOT?] Anything to do with the NSA is of course highly classified, so we can't comment on whether or not the news article causing concern is even accurate. [We aren't saying we did, and we aren't saying we didn't.] But we can say that, to the extent that we cooperate with government authorities, we are confident that we are complying with all applicable statutes. [The Bush administration is on OUR side.] We appreciate the continuing opportunity to provide you with service.
We appreciate you taking the time to contact us, and thank you for choosing Verizon Wireless. Should you have additional questions or concerns, please reply to this e-mail.
Sincerely,
Tomys
Verizon Wireless
Customer Service
"We never stop working for you!"
[Except when we're working for the federal government.]
3 Comments:
I am very disturbed by this, too.
Switch carriers! Sprint, apparently, did not sell their records.
I will certainly consider all my options when my contract with Verizon expires on Sept. 2, 2007.
:-S
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