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To: FJB who wrote (220099)	9/24/2007 12:33:00 PM
From: MJ	Respond to of 794032

Sometime ago the public was objecting to the government monitoring phone calls of possible terrorists---criminals. This article came in on NYTimes-------monitoring phone calls to advertise to net users. The founders state that the calls are not saved and used only at the time that the person is talking. (See link.) Then we have picture phones that almost everyone uses. To me this is a form of spying-------so why the objection over the government monitoring for terrorist connections? Seems everyone is spying on everyone. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ nytimes.com "Companies like Google scan their e-mail users’ in-boxes to deliver ads related to those messages. Will people be as company listen in on their phone conversations to do the same? Pudding Media, a start-up based in San Jose, Calif., is introducing an Internet phone service today that will be supported by advertising related to what people are talking about in their calls. The Web-based phone service is similar to Skype’s online service — consumers plug a headset and a microphone into their computers, dial any phone number and chat away. But unlike Internet phone services that charge by the length of the calls, Pudding Media offers calling without any toll charges." mj@wonderingaboutspying