Verizon Privacy Policy?

Regarding the Verizon Privacy Policy- there seems to be a huge omission; namely, what is your policy on requests from the government for customer data? Back in 2006, Verizon, and other major phone carriers, at the request of the NSA or Homeland Security?, gave these Fed agencies tons of customer info, secretly. Verizon Corp had the opportunity to say "NO", but did not. When this invasion of privacy was made public, lawsuits were brought against Verizon. How did that work out? May I suggest, that in the future, when ever the Feds want information, let your customers know. Is it necessary to keep it a secret? The message about "protecting your privacy is serious business" blah blah blah, is warm fuzzy baloney and everyone knows it.  Keeping your customers truthfully informed will keep us on your side.
I apologize for any errors of fact.
Sincerely,
JBX

Well it is out in the open and Verison is named.  We expect privacy on our phone calls.  If you can not provide that you should inform your customers.  We should not hear about it in the news.  I thing the goverment and verison has gone too far.  What has happen to the right to our privacy.  If you can not fix this I think alot of your customers will be changing services.  You could of said NO to the goverment.
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