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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 14 Oct 2013

    I pay > $100/month to my telecom. & IN ADDITION to that payment, they steal my data outright at their switches. So, nationalize the fuckers.

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      2. guan‏ @guan 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Uhm, I’m not sure nationalizing them would help with your second complaint ;-)

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @guan

        @guan It wouldn't. But at least we could have CHEAP telecoms stealing our data, also end fiction of indy telecoms.

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      2. Jason Edwards‏ @JE1988 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel how would nationalizing help keep our info as private as possible?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JE1988

        @JE1988 It wouldn't change that one way or another. But it would save us $$, might get us better service. Mostly just useful threat.

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      2. StoicJim‏ @StoicJim 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Yeah, our gov't will protect our privacy. That'll work.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @StoicJim

        @Stoic Oh, the privacy invasion would be precisely the same. But we wouldn't be paying them to profit 3X off it.

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      2. bmaz‏ @bmaz 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Your bill seems reasonable compared to my "bundle".

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @bmaz

        @bmaz I said > $100. I didn't say how far over.

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      4. bmaz‏ @bmaz 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Heh, yeah, but you didn't say "> than $200". Which, pitifully, I could say.

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      5. Ian Welsh‏ @iwelsh 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @bmaz

        @bmaz @emptywheel You know, the first room I rented was under $200 US. Yes, 25 years ago, inflation, blah, blah, but still..

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      1. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 16 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel @EJosephSnowden Actually should be non national non country specific ... more like IETF

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      1. Dave Manchester‏ @dredeyedick 16 Oct 2013
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        @emptywheel Amen to that. Back to Common Carriers. Should've done that instead of retro immunity http://j.mp/dr3dNSA  @EJosephSnowden

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      1. RNCC‏ @RoyCCNg 15 Oct 2013
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        @emptywheel @EJosephSnowden Which telecom does not steal?

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      1. cari machet‏ @carimachet 15 Oct 2013
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        @emptywheel @EJosephSnowden not so sure that wld solve the prob > centralization creates giant issues > nice info >http://medium.com/p/9d90cdd52d82 

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      1. lee TMI colleton‏ @sleepylemur 14 Oct 2013
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        @emptywheel how would nationalizing them help on the privacy front?

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      1. rob‏ @mcdoobie 14 Oct 2013
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        @emptywheel nationalize and since the gov will know everything about us let us get that single-payer insurance

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      2. 4weRyoung&FREE‏ @Subdo2 14 Oct 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel @MJanovic Do they use overseas call centre's, stealing American Jobs ?

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      3. Matt Janovic is crushing your head!‏ @MJanovic 14 Oct 2013
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        @Subdo2 @emptywheel I'm sure some do.

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