Reply from Verizon:

[annabanana]

(to my insistance that any illegal sharing of my records with a third party absent a valid warrant constituted a breach of contract and that they may be liable)

"Dear ________,

Thank you for contacting the Verizon eCenter. My name is Christine, and I will be handling your request today.

This message is in response to your email dated May 11, 2006. You inquired about NSA.

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 places the highest value on protecting the privacy of our customers.

Anything to do with the NSA is of course highly classified, so we can not comment on whether or not the news article causing concern is even accurate. 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. We appreciate the continuing opportunity to provide you with service.


Thank you for using Verizon. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Christine
Verizon eCenter"

[sellitman]

1. Their reply is a waste of bandwith

How sad.


I wish I could get Quest.

[katty]

2. confident?! have they read the news their breaking the law?

they're confident because the NSA told them to be?

[annabanana]

4. exactly.. I answered

and asked if that meant that they would NOT supply info without a warrant...

[wtmusic]

6. Anyone know if Vonage is clean?

:shrug:

Sprint? T-Mobile?

Gotta find someone new.

[kurth]

3. The torture program was also "classified"

Criminals tend to have criminal things to hide.

[wtmusic]

5. guilt by omission

If they didn't, they would just say "no".

Buh-bye.

[spuddonna]

7. Form letter! Got mine yesterday...

---
Dear spuddonna,

Thank you for contacting the Verizon eCenter. My name is Jenni, and I will be handling your request today.

This message is in response to your email dated May 11, 2006. You inquired about the NSA article on Verizon. I understand your concerns with your records and will be happy to assist you.

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 places the highest value on protecting the privacy of our customers.

Anything to do with the NSA is of course highly classified, so we can not comment on whether or not the news article causing concern is even accurate. 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. We appreciate the continuing opportunity to provide you with service.

Thank you for using Verizon. We appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Jenni
Verizon eCenter
---

I sent a reply back saying basically, you didn't answer my question - did you give my phone records to anyone without my permission? No response yet... don't expect one.

Waiting for the class action lawsuit to start! :mad:

[LaPera]

8. What a stinking pile of lying horseshit and passing the buck!!!!

Whatever King George wants makes it legal & OK?

[Kagemusha]

9. "We think our ass is covered. Thank you for writing."

Of course with state secrets privilege, if customers can't find out that their ass isn't covered they can't get a judge to find them guilty and award damages.

So I can understand the confidence.

[Hugin]

10. Translation follows:

IT'S THE GUBBERMINTS FAULT... an' an' THE TERRAISMIST!

ANYBODY BUT US... PLEASE, OH, GOD DON'T SUE... I'M OWNLY A LOWLY LOW PAID
CSR...

(P.S. Don't close your account either... That would hurt us and you don't
want to hurt your FAMILY)

[demnan]

11. What do you expect

Verizon is just plain evil. I switched from MCI last winter, now I have MCI hounding me for unpaid bills because Verizon didn't notify them I had switched and Verizon processing my on time payments as late. Verizon just sucks on principle, and that goes for Verizon Wireless too. I'm thinking of halting all phone service, seriously.

You know, that would be a viable protest, what do you guys think? Boycott all phone service!!!

[Orsino]

12. This is a confirmation.

If they weren't involved, they could say so.

[crickets]

13. Bingo (nt)