Yep, that's the scary part. How much do you want to bet they can tell you exactly what was in those messages?
The cellphone-texting scandal in the Detroit Mayor's office offers a clue: They were able to get the exact text of the messages in 2007, when the messages were sent in 2003. Texting a message is equivalent to posting it on the evening news, only more permanent.
Of course, so is writing something in LJ. And LJ is being backed up by the new Russian overlords at random sites worldwide....
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Date: 2008-08-02 08:50 pm (UTC)The more distressing fact
Date: 2008-08-03 02:33 am (UTC)The popular press summary of the research even implies they keep a database of individual messages.
Mmm Mmm Mmm! That's Big Brother you smell cookin'!
Re: The more distressing fact
Date: 2008-08-03 04:43 am (UTC)Re: The more distressing fact
Date: 2008-08-03 01:38 pm (UTC)The cellphone-texting scandal in the Detroit Mayor's office offers a clue: They were able to get the exact text of the messages in 2007, when the messages were sent in 2003. Texting a message is equivalent to posting it on the evening news, only more permanent.
Of course, so is writing something in LJ. And LJ is being backed up by the new Russian overlords at random sites worldwide....