July 26, 2007 4:10 PM

Joke of the Day: Our Friendly Phone Companies

In honor of the discussion over at OpenLeft, and the surprise visit of those backed by big telephone companies, we present the joke of the day:

Following the lead of other web companies, Microsoft and Yahoo will limit how long they keep sensitive user info. For their part, AT&T says they’ll hold the data “for as long as the NSA needs, or may eventually need.”

- Baratunde Thurston, Laughing Liberally

It's worth remembering that some phone companies try hard not to be the bad guys.