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SHAREHOLDERS AND CONSUMERS TAKE STOCK OF AT&T AND VERIZON COOPERATING IN SPYING

The ACLU is backing a resolution by AT&T shareholders to force the company to disclose more about its role in the recent National Security Agency (NSA) illegal spying scandal and to tighten its policies to better protect customer privacy. If you are a shareholder or customer of AT&T or Verizon or just a concerned citizen your voice can make a difference in this effort. It only takes a few minutes to email AT&T and Verizon and let them know you want them to protect your privacy not help the government invade it:http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=GbkowS1GCHrHAZMF3anmMQ..

Acting without a court order or the knowledge or consent of their customers, AT&T and Verizon are providing the government with potentially intimate details about who you know and who you talk to - details that are stored in giant databases, and may be mined by the NSA's supercomputers to scan through your associations and interests for "suspicious" signs, whatever that means.With support from the ACLU, shareholders and consumers are working to force these companies to disclose their handling practices for customers' personal information, any legal issues with assisting in government spying and amounts that the companies have spent in connection with the spying scandal.

Both AT&T and Verizon are attempting to obstruct shareholder discussion, by appealing to the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to block proposed resolutions.Corporations are accountable all of their shareholders, who have a right to vote on issues they feel are vital to preserve their company's reputation and protect their long-term investments and the privacy of the customers. AT&T and Verizon users, board members and shareholders must be aware of all the issues inherent in assisting the government with its spying.Help hold AT&T and Verizon accountable and protect your privacy by taking action today:http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=moMPXCu82Zzoccu2Li-bcA..



Okay now that that is out of the way........... Let's go watch the Oscars!

I love me some Academy Awards, and now I can rope Alex into watching it with me. I hope "Little Miss Sunshine" and "An Inconvenient Truth" do well.