Does this make you mad? Will you do anything about it?

If you have been paying any attention to the news lately, you have heard about the wiretapping fiasco going on in our country right now. Maybe you have also noticed in the grander scheme of things that our civil liberties are being compromised on a huge level, and that your personal private matters are no longer private.

Yesterday in the news, you may have heard that AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth have turned over your phone records to the NSA. As an AT&T customer, I am completely disturbed, and they will be hearing from me about this and losing me as a customer. Turns out that of the big guys, Qwest was the only holdout. I am not a Qwest fan, as I have dealt with their customer service way too many times and they still have my $90, but I applaud them for this.

Thinking about this blatant disregard for personal privacy, I feel pretty good about my recent switch to a VoIP provider. I’m OK right, since once my number gets ported all my voice traffic will be encrypted for its trip across the Internet. Ummm, not so much. Check this out. Turns out the NSA is going to be hitting up VoIP carriers too, with the full backing of the FCC no less.

It is truly amazing what these people get away with. It is refreshing that there are a few holdouts, but who knows how long Qwest will be able to fight the legal battle ahead of them (because we all know it’s coming). More importantly though, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to do the research and make a decision for yourself? Are you going to get educated on this stuff and take a stand? I truly hope so.

Read the follow-up HERE!