The U.S. government has obtained a top secret court order that requires Verizon to turn over the telephone records of millions of Americans to the National Security Agency on an “ongoing daily basis,” the UK-based Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday.
The four-page order, which The Guardian published on its website, requires the communications giant to turn over “originating and terminating” telephone numbers as well as the location, time and duration of the calls. The order, published on the newspaper’s website, does not require the contents of conversations to be turned over.
I – Word Understanding
Originating and terminating telephone numbers – calling party and called party
Turn over – to surrender or submit
II – Have your say
1.President Barack Obama: “I think it is important to recognize that you can’t have 100% security and then also have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience.” “You know, we are going to have to make some choices as a society.”
2.In the years since 9/11, the U.S. government has repeatedly violated both international and domestic prohibitions on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in the name of fighting terrorism.
108 Secret court order forces Verizon to turn over telephone records of millions
