Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
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Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
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Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#2The CEO of AP, Gary Pruitt, responds to Holder (DOJ) regarding the record seizure- http://www.ap.org/Images/Letter-to-Eric-Holder_tcm28-12896.p...
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#3This- to put it mildly- is Not Good. I'll quote David Carr's tweet[1],which best sums up my feelings on the matter:
Lemme see, IRS going after political opponents plus DOJ tapping AP reporters. Nixonian optics on "the most transparent admin in history."
I do wonder what kind of a legacy the Obama administration will leave to history when these kinds of events are stacked up.
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#4The CEO of AP, Gary Pruitt, responds to Holder (DOJ) regarding the record seizure- http://www.ap.org/Images/Letter-to-Eric-Holder_tcm28-12896.p...
Have you come across any DoJ justification? As Pruitt notes, "[t]hese records potentially reveal
communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities." That's a pretty good way to inhibit future "newsgathering operations," turning potential future sources into fearful non-sources.
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#5How does the government "secretly" obtain information? Did they hack the AP? Was it an inside job? Better yet, if it was so secret, how did the AP even find out that the DoJ obtained their records? Something doesn't add up...
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#6Shouldn't this posting be from a neutral source, say Reuters, or some distinguished blog rather than the AP themselves?
Otherwise, I'd recommend putting the quotes around the accusagion (ie, AP claims Govt has obtained their phone records, etc).
Perhaps the government here is actually in the correct?
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#7How does the government "secretly" obtain information? Did they hack the AP? Was it an inside job? Better yet, if it was so secret, how did the AP even find out that the DoJ obtained their records? Something doesn't add up...
I would think they could have easily contacted the carriers of the phone numbers, which would quickly hand over whatever data they were requesting.
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#8Shouldn't this posting be from a neutral source, say Reuters, or some distinguished blog rather than the AP themselves? Otherwise, I'd recommend putting the quotes around the accusagion (ie, AP claims Govt has obtained their phone records, etc). Perhaps the government here is actually in the correct?
Well, since the AP is breaking the story, do you suggest we hang out until Reuters covers it?
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#9How does the government "secretly" obtain information? Did they hack the AP? Was it an inside job? Better yet, if it was so secret, how did the AP even find out that the DoJ obtained their records? Something doesn't add up...
Phone records may be subpoenaed from the phone service providers. As the article notes, part of that process is to later notify affected service users of the subpoena, which they did on Friday by way of a letter to the AP.
Re: Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe
#10Shouldn't this posting be from a neutral source, say Reuters, or some distinguished blog rather than the AP themselves? Otherwise, I'd recommend putting the quotes around the accusagion (ie, AP claims Govt has obtained their phone records, etc). Perhaps the government here is actually in the correct?
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