Mit der regulatorischen Kooperation soll nach dem Willen der Delegationen ein Mechanismus etabliert werden, der Konzernen, Verbänden und anderen Stakeholdern ein verbindliches Mitspracherecht bei der Erstellung von Gesetzesentwürfen noch vor dem Beginn des
Gesetzgebungsprozesses einräumt.

Jahrelange Streitigkeiten wegen eines Raketenabwehrsystems der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, das an der russischen Grenze zur Europäischen Union gebaut wird, verliefen erfolglos, und die Regierung Russlands hat jetzt im Gegenzug atomar bestückbare Iskander-Raketen in das Gebiet nahe der Grenze verlegt.

perhaps the most tone deaf of all, was the statement from one NSA official suggesting that it‘s time to reform the First Amendment, because he‘s not at all happy about how reporters have covered the NSA recently. As Drezner notes, he‘s not sure if it‘s a joke or not, but it really doesn‘t matter.

I‘m pleased Judge Leon sided with the American people Monday by ruling that the NSA‘s actions likely violate the constitution

• Administration said meeting would focus on healthcare website
• ‚We are here to talk about the NSA,‘ says one tech executive
• Yahoo and others have already demanded sweeping reforms

Guardian editor, Wikipedia founder and former GCHQ spy chief Sir David Omand debate UK surveillance with MPs
• Snowden issues Brazil asylum offer – live
• New to the NSA revelations? Catch up here
• NSA and surveillance made simple – animation

The Brazilian government has received no official request from Snowden since he arrived in Moscow in June, a foreign ministry spokesman said. Without a formal request, asylum will not be considered, the spokesman said.

(Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2009)

In 2006, the three-day Wiretappers’ Ball was held in Crystal City’s Hilton in late May. A sense of the atmosphere can be gleaned from the highly confidential program of lectures. On Monday, May 22, at 4:00, one could attend a talk on “Combining Data and Voice over Broadband into a Unified Interception Solution” given by an employee of Verint Systems. On Tuesday at 1:30, another Verint employee addressed “Broadening theScope of Interception: Data Retention.” A half hour later an employee
of Agilent Technologies spoke about “Comprehensive Data Extraction for Flexible and Accurate Intelligence.”

Then at 2:45, still another Verint worker discussed “Comprehensive Solutions for Packet Data Collection: DEEPVIEW.” “Verint’s DEEPVIEW,” said the description of the talk, “is
a packet data collection system with the comprehensive functionality to penetrate deep into communications and turn raw, intercepted data into actionable intelligence and compelling evidence.”

And on Wednesday, at 10:15, an employee of NICE Systems ad-
dressed the topic of “Unifying Telephony, VoIP and IP Interception for a Complete Overview of Your Target’s Interactions.”

For those still awake, another Verint worker then took on the topic of “Challenges of Implementing Passive Interception for IMS [Instant Message Systems].” Next, the company NSC discussed locating keywords in masses of information in a lecture titled “NSC Spotter.” “NSC’s Key-Word Spotting (KWS)
engine,” said a company employee, “is designed for locating predefined words in audio conversations in real-time and off-line calls.

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While Egypt’s putschists, driven by pipe dreams and fanciful delusions, seem intent on completely destroying the country and its resources, the anti-coup alliance escalates its peaceful fight for freedom.

Egypt has apologized for a banner promoting the new constitution that misspelt the word „Egyptians“ and carried images of foreigners instead of locals, embarrassing the government as it tries to rally support for the document.

„Six months ago, I stepped out from the shadows of the United States Government‘s National Security Agency to stand in front of a journalist‘s camera. I shared with the world evidence proving some governments are building a world-wide surveillance system to secretly track how we live, who we talk to, and what we say. I went in front of that camera with open eyes, knowing that the decision would cost me family and my home, and would risk my life. I was motivated by a belief that the citizens of the world deserve to understand the system in which they live.“

Privacy International, which has done a very thorough job digging into the backgrounds of the many private companies involved in the surveillance „industry“ around the world, has just released a promotional document from the American-Israeli Verint, a security company that provides NSA-level cell phone surveillance power to entities around the world.

Last week, we learned that the National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of mobile phones where ever they are in the world. The report from of the Washington Post, shows the extraordinary scale and reach of the NSA programs that attempt to know everything about us including our location, at any time.

Unfortunately, a scaled down version of this system is also being sold by private surveillance contractors to the highest bidder. The company behind it? Israeli-American company Verint. Their Skylock technology claims to have the ability to „Remotely locate GSM and UMTS targets located anywhere in the world at cell level precision“.

The United States has not met representatives of Syria‘s Islamic Front but a meeting is possible to broaden the representation of moderate opposition groups in talks to end the Syrian war, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.