Guardian Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama

The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, one of America’s largest telecoms providers, under a top secret court order issued in April.

The order, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, requires Verizon on an “ongoing, daily basis” to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.

The document shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing.

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The unlimited nature of the records being handed over to the NSA is extremely unusual. Fisa court orders typically direct the production of records pertaining to a specific named target who is suspected of being an agent of a terrorist group or foreign state, or a finite set of individually named targets.

….read the whole Guardian Exclusive HERE

….read the Court Order HERE

Some have decried F1 as too political, a haven for spoiled rich kids, and an empire run by a billionaire tyrant who is eccentric at best. But the race in Monte Carlo is grand in the best sense of the word: Fast**, colorful, loud, dangerous, interesting and spectated by some of the wealthiest people on earth.*** 

When I was there last week I saw the single largest conglomerate of 6-foot tall women with impeccable skin and hair worth thousands in upkeep I’ve ever seen. They flocked to pop-up clubs like Amber Lounge and Billionaire’s Club, followed closely by solitary or two-by-two 40-something men in collared shirts and blazers.

It cost 800 Euros per person to get into the Amber Lounge and 300 Euros per person plus a two-bottle minimum to get into the famous Jimmyz club. One close friend told me he personally saw a man spend $200,000 in one night at the Billionaire’s Club. (This year it was located at the bottom of the Fairmont Hotel. The Amber Lounge was in Le Méridien.)

…..read & view it all HERE