Verizon Breaks Silence on Top-Secret Surveillance of Its Customers

Verizon responded to allegations that the telecom was served with a top-secret court order demanding it provide the FBI and the NSA with customer call records continuously, and in bulk, saying it respects “customers’ privacy” but must comply with the law.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/verizon-responds/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Threat+Level%29

An anonymous Obama administration official told The Associated Press today the data was a “critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats.”