[antiRepublicrat]

I have come to have no expectation of privacy when I use a PUBLIC UTILITY or when I enter any other public arena.

I have an expectation of privacy when making a personal phone call. The government should have some specific reason to track my call if it is doing so. I understand why there is a lower burden of proof for obtaining a pen trace, but still that's a pen trace for a specific suspect, not a blanket pen trace on every citizen in America.

[Mikey_1962]

I have an expectation of privacy when making a personal phone call.

Really? Hmm...Not using a cordless phone in your house I hope.

Good luck with your expectations, I'll keep mine very low when it comes to Government.

They cannot protect our border or deliver our mail so I have nearly no expectations at all.

[muawiyah]

Your expectation of privacy regarding your calls extends no further than your lips to the receiver.

From that point on it's all third party, and if you are using a cellphone, you are using public property (frequency allocations) to make your call.

Best bet for you is to pull the battery out of your cellphone to completely turn it off, and, in general avoid telephone service. It's never really been private.