Prankster gets Verizon’s CEO private address, visits him to discuss privacy


	Prankster gets Verizon’s CEO private address, visits him to discuss privacy

disenchantedcitizen

7-22-2009 10:20 PM

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disenchantedcitizen says:

John certainly knows how to get his message across. “Can you hear me now?" Gotta love it.

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7-23-2009 8:30 PM

The Infowarrior

Excellent and powerful.

I did lol at the echo

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Then he went to his home—megaphone in hand—to ask him to stop Verizon's lousy privacy policies. The video is quite funny and his message is clear:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://gizmodo.com/5320173/prankster-gets-verizons-ceo-private-address-visits-him-to-discuss-privacy"><P>When we don't have privacy, then freaks with bullhorns start showing up. Keep our phone numbers unlisted. Keep our cellphone records private. 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