DOJ domestic phone, email, Internet surveillance of Americans skyrocketed under Obama

**Standard Donkey** · 10-01-2012, 10:11 PM

DOJ domestic phone, email, Internet surveillance of Americans skyrocketed under Obama | The Daily Caller

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union shows a dramatic increase in the U.S. Department of Justice?s electronic surveillance of Americans under the Obama administration

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Documents obtained by the ACLU through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that under President Obama

between 2009 and 2011, warrantless electronic surveillance requests by the Justice Department to spy on phone communications increased 60 percent from 23,535 to 37,616.
The number of people whose phone calls were subject to such surveillance during that same time period tripled.
Phone numbers called and received, emails sent and received, and other Internet communications were all monitored by the federal government via ?pen register? and ?trap and trace devices? ? systems that measure the data, not the content, about the communication.
Such techniques are different from wiretaps, which monitor the content of communications.
More people were subjected to federal government pen register and trap and trace surveillance of their phones in the past two years than in the previous decade.
DOJ surveillance of Internet communications, while rarer, increased 361 percent between 2009 and 2011

Read more: DOJ domestic phone, email, Internet surveillance of Americans skyrocketed under Obama | The Daily Caller

no big deal

**Intense** · 10-01-2012, 10:16 PM

**LAM** · 10-01-2012, 10:28 PM

yes, all of this clearly started in 2009. even though the gov spent 1B retrofitting the USS Jimmy Carter to tap into undersea fiber-optic cables in 2001. it's funny that people just woke up in 2009 and they think they know what's going on.

**Intense** · 10-01-2012, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by LAM

yes, all of this clearly started in 2009. even though the gov spent 1B retrofitting the USS Jimmy Carter to tap into undersea fiber-optic cables in 2001. it's funny that people just woke up in 2009 and they think they know what's going on.

It's not saying that it hasnt been going on, just that it has increased since 2009.

**Standard Donkey** · 10-01-2012, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by LAM

yes, all of this clearly started in 2009. even though the gov spent 1B retrofitting the USS Jimmy Carter to tap into undersea fiber-optic cables in 2001. it's funny that people just woke up in 2009 and they think they know what's going on.

ITT we are talking about current issues, it was cool back then, it's even worse now. Please stay on topic

**Big Pimpin** · 10-02-2012, 04:39 AM

I'm glad Obama is looking out for us a little people.

**Zaphod** · 10-02-2012, 06:09 AM

The sad part is that 90% of the assholes that live in this country honestly think the other party is going to improve things.

Once again, both parties are corrupt and are after the same thing: Control of ALL of us.

Anyone thinking Romney is going to be any better for anyone other than his campaign donors is about a stupid motherfucker who really should eat a buckshot sandwich before you contaminate the rest of the world with your ignorance. If you really want to see changes for the better vote for someone other than Obama or Romney.

**Swiper** · 10-02-2012, 07:00 AM

the American people don't care about the surveillance on them. If they did there would be some kind of outrage. they endorse it by voting for the people who make it happen.

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 07:12 AM

more teens are using pot since 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my favorite show was cancelled in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my coffee costs more than in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault

**Intense** · 10-02-2012, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

more teens are using pot since 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my favorite show was cancelled in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my coffee costs more than in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault

Damn, which show?

that asshole...

**ctr10** · 10-02-2012, 08:33 AM

According to Louis Farrakahn everything is whitey's fault

**jay_steel** · 10-02-2012, 09:20 AM

Why do people love this guy so much, even if I was a democrat I would hate him. All he does is lie and make excuses... If some thing happens it is not his fault its bushes, you mean to tell me bush had nothing to do with it. mmm well its youtubes fault. You mean to tell me its a terrorist attack, well cover it up lie to the public.

**hypo_glycemic** · 10-02-2012, 09:22 AM

I hope they don't have surveillance in my tanning place

**jagbender** · 10-02-2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

more teens are using pot since 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my favorite show was cancelled in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my coffee costs more than in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault

It's Bush's fault

**jay_steel** · 10-02-2012, 09:51 AM

^^^ it is Bush's fault if he would have created gov't funded direct tv there would be more viewers for the show and it would have received better rating.

**Big Pimpin** · 10-02-2012, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by hypo_glycemic

I hope they don't have surveillance in my tanning place

No but don't forget Obama placed a tax on them salons which seems racist considering.

**Swiper** · 10-02-2012, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by jay_steel

Why do people love this guy so much, even if I was a democrat I would hate him. All he does is lie and make excuses... If some thing happens it is not his fault its bushes, you mean to tell me bush had nothing to do with it. mmm well its youtubes fault. You mean to tell me its a terrorist attack, well cover it up lie to the public.

u forgot to mention right after the terrorist attacks, Obama went to las vagas for a fundraiser. could u imagine if bush did that?

**Standard Donkey** · 10-02-2012, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

more teens are using pot since 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my favorite show was cancelled in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault.

my coffee costs more than in 2009... it MUST be Obama's fault

LW you split my sides.. breath of fresh air over here

**Big Pimpin** · 10-02-2012, 10:19 AM

Don't forget gas was 1.25/gal back in early 2009.

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 10:50 AM

Attention to everyone...
if you're not smart enough to grasp this and be pissed off about it

It's worth noting that it would take about 42 years for our nation's 1.9 million TANF recipients to equal the $700 billion dollar handout given to Wall Street in 2008.

do not try and impress me with your intelligence. That is all.

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 10:55 AM

the new republicans

**LAM** · 10-02-2012, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Intense

It's not saying that it hasnt been going on, just that it has increased since 2009.

according to whom? have you actually read the list of executive orders that US presidents have signed since the early 1900's? there isn't much left they can do to us that hasn't already been done. it just appears that it's increasing because some of this stuff makes it into the news media when before NONE OF IT DID. and apparently not many have actually read the Patriot Act because all of these things started before it was even passed. having worked in telecom for the past 20 years and working as a gov contractor for a couple of years I know a couple of things about this.

**Standard Donkey** · 10-02-2012, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

Attention to everyone...
if you're not smart enough to grasp this and be pissed off about it

It's worth noting that it would take about 42 years for our nation's 1.9 million TANF recipients to equal the $700 billion dollar handout given to Wall Street in 2008.

do not try and impress me with your intelligence. That is all.

hey look LW put together a fresh new red herring for everyone lol

please stay on topic

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by Standard Donkey

hey look LW put together a fresh new red herring for everyone lol

please stay on topic

the topic has been beat to death since 1968

**Standard Donkey** · 10-02-2012, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

the topic has been beat to death since 1968

no.. it's still relevant

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 12:02 PM

do steroids make people paranoid or maybe just doing illegal shit in general does???

**jay_steel** · 10-02-2012, 12:26 PM

off the wall shit again... Find me actual "confirmed" incidents because of steroids and then find me "confirmed" incidents because of meth, coke, heroine, and crack and lets see what adds up more. Steroids were only deemed illegal because of the Olympics and ben johnson. It is just like marijuana if we can not control it we will ban it. Neither have caused any downfalls to society with exception of because it being illegal it creates a black market. Where as all the other drugs are ruining society. wait for it wait for it... I know LW is going to bring up pills and all other types of shit, but we have heard it a million of times so save your typing.

The government has stupid laws in place that do not do shit.

In Los Angeles, It is not legal to bathe two babies at the same time in the same tub.
In Riverside, Kissing on the lips, unless both parties wipe their lips with carbonized rose water, is against the local health ordinance

In Baltimore, It is illegal to take a lion to the movies

Connecticut
No hanky panky allowed in Connecticut.. A person who commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. It is illegal for unmarried couples to commit lewd acts and live together

I love this next one...

Montana
If you are in a covered wagon and there are three or more Native Americans around your wagon, you have the right to kill them

I am so moving to montana and buying a covered wagon.

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 12:32 PM

i mean why is the average joe pissing himself over wiretapping? it doesn't tend to even cross your mind if you're not doing anything illegal or immoral.

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2012, 12:33 PM

everyone gets stopped when cops decide to do a road block for sobriety etc. where's the outrage? everyone gets filmed when they shop or use an atm...

**Standard Donkey** · 10-02-2012, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

do steroids make people paranoid or maybe just doing illegal shit in general does???

and how many times did you drop acid in your combie on the way to burning man?

again, please stay on topic.

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