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Old 06-12-2013, 08:23 AM
 
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Google managers and employees were some of the strongest supporters of candidate Obama, donating around $803,000 to his presidential campaign, according to the website OpenSecrets.org. I wonder if they found themselves being targeted by the IRS?

Because the company and administration are so like-minded, it should come as no surprise that Google executives soon found themselves assuming roles in the Obama administration. before taking office the President pledged to close the "revolving door" of industry executives who go on to regulate their former corporate peers.

 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:27 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Google managers and employees were some of the strongest supporters of candidate Obama, donating around $803,000 to his presidential campaign, according to the website OpenSecrets.org. I wonder if they found themselves being targeted by the IRS?
I don't know. You think Google might have tried to convert to a non-profit?
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:35 AM
 
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And what exactly could Google do to prove anything?
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:36 AM
 
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Denial, backlash and backtracking by the media.
Oh this circus is getting good.

Big business in bed with government is fine and dandy when everyone benefits.
But when something bad gets uncovered the fingers start flying.
Why aren't they standing with government and defending this ?

ROFL at this whole fiasco.

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...stronger.shtml
The Next Web is noting that the Washington Post has quietly backtracked on its original claim that tech companies "participated knowingly" in the PRISM spying program. And, at the same time, some of the denials appear to be getting stronger.
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Furthermore, it does seem odd that the President more or less confirmed the existence of the program, which all these tech companies are denying. Does that mean that something else is going on? Is the NSA doing this without letting the companies know? It's certainly unclear at this point, but it's going to come out eventually.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:36 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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The PRISM charts aren't commentary.
And they defended themselves saying they didn't give "direct" access to the government.
With secret court orders they really had no choice.
Ahem.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:39 AM
 
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It's not about who is best for the country and the people, it was about who had the best technology.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:39 AM
 
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Who's left on your side now that both the private, and the public sectors are your enemies?

That would be the Constitution, the only side that really counts.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:40 AM
 
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And what exactly could Google do to prove anything?
They, and other tech giants, are asking for two things:

1. Authority to make public the FISA requests, so that people would know what has been requested of them, and how often

2. To correct the mis-information spread by the media that Google, Microsoft etc companies have allowed the NSA some kind of back-door into their data bases, so NSA can come and go as they please and download whatever information that want. They say that is simply not true.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:41 AM
 
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That would be the Constitution, the only side that really counts.
The Constitution supports both private and public sectors, so trying to divide them on opposing sides is not working.
 
Old 06-12-2013, 08:42 AM
 
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They, and other tech giants, are asking for two things:

1. Authority to make public the FISA requests, so that people would know what has been requested of them, and how often

2. To correct the mis-information spread by the media that Google, Microsoft etc companies have allowed the NSA some kind of back-door into their data bases, so NSA can come and go as they please and download whatever information that want. They say that is simply not true.
Read their words carefully.

Apple said they do not give the government direct access.
The key word there is "direct".
Interceptors are not direct access and that's what I've read the NSA is doing.

This is akin to Clapper redefining "collecting".
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