Secret U.S. order pulls mass Verizon data: report

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/secret-us-order-pulls-mass-verizon-data-report-2013-06-05?link=MW_home_latest_news

The U.S. government is pulling telephone records of millions of domestic customers under a court order to Verizon Communications Inc.'s VZ -1.11% Verizon Business Networks unit, the Guardian reported Wednesday. A copy of the secret court order posted on the newspaper's website demanded Verizon provide the National Security Agency with data on all calls involving a U.S. phone number. The order covers such data as location, call duration and timing and other identifiers, though not the contents of the phone conversations. The order is currently in force, giving the NSA full access to the data over a period running April 25 until July 19. A Verizon spokesman declined comment to the Guardian, which said it was unsure whether other telecom companies received similar orders