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On the other hand, if you boycott Verizon to the point when (for an example's sake) they are broke, the next business the NSA comes knocking at the door will definitely be more reluctant.

If you can get into the businessman's head that the NSA is bad for business, they'll have a bad time pulling this kind of thing off.

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The trouble is, that's easier said than done. However, if there were any action feasible enough to do that would make it possible to: "get into the businessman's head that the NSA is bad for business." Then that will definitely be the way to go.

I don't think there is one action that will accomplish that, it has to be prolonged, consistent and proactive action.

Because we all know the NSA are a nice friendly bunch who will only be applying pressure at a corporate level and won't apply any pressure at all on a personal level to any of the key individuals in control of the company.

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