She Said/She Said Saturday: NSA Phone Lists

Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don't, but we always debate it on Saturdays! Feel free to add your thoughts!



Devilish Girl:
Most of the time I would rather talk about the infected pimple on "your" ass than politics, but after all the bruhaha over the government's "phone list," I thought we would weigh in. Maybe I'm naive, but I don't think we are on our way to living out Orwell's prophecy of a Big Brother nation just yet. I'm not happy that the government took it upon themselves to compile a list of how many times my family and I call each other, but hey, whatever. I live in the DC area and was affected both personally and professionally by the 9/11 attacks and if the NSA wants to know my call habits, so be it. I don't have anything to hide and I don't feel violated. If these lists help capture just one terrorist or thwart just one plan a T-cell may have for our country then compile on!


Reaper Girl:
I agree with you, DG, that we aren't quite a Big Brother nation just yet. I too feel that if you have nothing to hide by your calling habits, then what are you so pissed about? We're talking about a government that has the technology to task a satellite to take a picture of you sitting in your car, in the middle of a rush hour jam, picking your nose -- if it so chooses. The NSA is not worried about how many times you have called the Candy at 1-900-BIG-BREASTS. They're not worried about small potatoes at all. What really pisses me off is that Verizon, Bell South etc, etc, voluntarily gave the information to the government. Qwest should be commended for saying no. I would prefer that these companies have waited for a court order before offering up my private information. But like DG, if this information helps catch a terrorist or two, I'm okay with it. And George, no matter what the NSA tells you, it's not me calling the White House at 3 am everyday and hanging up...