Of course, there is the other side of the fence:

They know a siding company called trying to sell me a new exterior.

The know Dan called and we talked for 3 minutes, I then called Jeff and talked for 4 minutes and then called Dan back.

They know my work called me.

They know I called up Pizza Planet and spoke for 1 minute.

They know I called my dad on Fathers Day.

Yeah, you can sometimes learn a lot from meta data. But most of the time you can't. Personally, I don't care so much about tje meta data they collect. It's whet they plan on using it for that concerns me.

If they use it to find out who's calling known threats, fine. I'm all for it. And, If they know I spoke with a HIV testing service, my doctor and my insurance company, why do I care if they do nothing with it?

People automatically assume the worst from the government. (and others, too). But, what if, for example, what if this meta data leads the government to people plotting the next 9/11? Or to a multi-million dollar shipment of heroin coming in? What if it saves hundreds, r even thousands of lives?

And you're worried that some one knows you called 1-800-sexytime and spoke for 4 minutes?

One of the reasons we have a government is to keep us, the citizens safe. People get all up in arms when theres a terrorist attack, or a mass shooting, screaming at the government because they didn't prevent it. But when the government tries to act proctivly, people complain about the invasion of privacy.

And, one final point: This article clearly states "The information acquired does not include the content of any communications or the identity of any subscriber." So, no, they don't know you called 1-800-sexytime, they know someone called 1-800-sexytime. They would need to submit another warrant to get the identifiable data from the phone companies to find out who calls for phone sex.

This is something we need to keep an eye on so the government doesn't abuse it. But so far, all you hear from the EFF, ACLU and the media is the worst case scenarios that haven't even happened yet. Remember, they have already been collecting this info for months. This latest revelation is because they had to force Verizon to comply with the 90 day extension.

***DISCLAIMER*** The contents of this post are my opinion. If you disagree, it doesn't make me wrong and you right. I simply means your opinion is different than mine. I am more than happy discussing differences as long as the conversation remains civil. If your only response is "F**KING R*T*RD! UR MOM BLOWS MONKEYS!" keep your opinions to yourself, because you couldn't discuss something intelligently unless it has to do with Barney.