Thanks to the generosity of supporters who helped crowd-fund it, and of Benoît Musereau who volunteered to direct it, La Quadrature du Net publishes ”Reclaim Our Privacy”, a three-minute movie that explains the threat to, the importance of protecting, and the tools to reclaim our privacy online. If you want to contribute to the funding of this movie, it is still possible to do so here. Any funds received above the target amount will be shared between Benoît Musereau and La Quadrature du Net. The movie is released under CC BY-SA, so feel free to share or remix it!
Daily Archives: 11. Februar 2014
Protesters rally for ‚the day we fight back‘ against mass surveillance
Tens of thousands of people and organisations were participating in a protest against the NSA’s mass surveillance on Tuesday, bombarding members of Congress with phone calls and emails and holding demonstrations across the globe.
Dubbed “The day we fight back”, the action saw scores of websites, including Reddit, BoingBoing and Mozilla host a widget inviting users to pressure elected officials.
One hospitalized, one missing in gas well explosion in Greene County
In December, Chevron was given one violation for an incident related to the well site – for failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the state‘s site permit – but no details of that violation were immediately available.
P5+1-Iran: U.S. in search of a new game
by Pepe Escobar
Admittedly, Obama is fighting a formidable array of interests against a rapprochement between Tehran and Washington – from the Israel lobby and the Gulf petrodollar lobby to the Capitol Hill minefield (Democrats and Republicans alike), some sectors of the industrial-military-surveillance complex, and the neo-cons blaring inside the right-wing corporate media box.
Philip Giraldi – Die Kunst der amerikanischen Panikmache
Was wir erkennen, ist ein Konsens zwischen Administration und Kongress darüber, dass diejenigen, die irgendwelche geheimen Informationen weitergeben, bestraft werden müssen. Von dieser Prämisse ausgehend ist es nötig, eine legale Rechtfertigung zu finden, die die Durchsetzung der Bestrafung ermöglicht. Das ist ein Verhalten, das nicht untypisch ist für totalitäre Regimes.
An Attack near Eshtamoa
A group of activists accompanied shepherds on their provate land, above which the settlement of Eshtamoa had been built. One of the activists has been attacked by masked settlers with a stick. Other settlers threw stones. Pay attention to the soldier’s behaviour, then try to imagine it were the attackers Palestinians.
123 Tote beim Absturz von Militär-Transportflugzeug in Algerien
Beim Absturz eines Militär-Transportflugzeuges sind am Dienstag in Westalgerien 123 Menschen ums Leben gekommen, teilte das Nachrichtenportal Elwatannews mit.
Abbas aide calls Kerry peace formula a recipe for failure
A top Palestinian official said on Tuesday a framework agreement being crafted by US Secretary of State John Kerry to buttress troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks may be doomed to fail.
Netanyahu and Obama to meet next month at White House
Netanyahu said that the trip „has four objectives – first and foremost Iran.“ He said he and Obama would discuss the Iranian nuclear program.
Turkey: Nearing normalization of ties with Israel
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says ‚positive developments‘ in negotiations regarding compensation for Mavi Marmara victims, says Turkish diplomatic presence in Israel to resume when agreement finalized
Lieberman heads to Paris for talks on Iran
In first trip to France in five years, the foreign minister will also meet with French interior minister, head of OECD and members of French Jewish groups
Obama and Hollande stress common ground at start of French president’s state visit
When President Obama built a case last fall for strikes against Syria after the government of Bashar al-Assad was accused of a chemical weapons attack, he found no stronger ally ready to use force than François Hollande, the president of France.
Obama: USA behalten sich das Recht auf Militärschlag gegen Syrien vor
„Ich sage immer, dass ich mir dieses Recht vorbehalte“, betonte er und erinnerte daran, dass eine Militäroperation (in Syrien) im vergangenen Herbst für zweckmäßig befunden worden war.
A List of Events Happening on The Day We Fight Back
Look below to find an event in your area, or check out our suggestions for local events.
Know of an event that isn’t listed? Email contact@thedaywefightback.org
Today I took a stand against mass surveillance. Will you join me? thedaywefightback.org/ #stopspying
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Uncovered by JW: Top Pentagon Leader Ordered Destruction of bin Laden Death Photos
Judicial Watch announced today that on January 31, 2014, it received documents from the Department of Defense (Pentagon) revealing that within hours of its filing a May 13, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeking photos of the deceased Osama bin Laden, U.S. Special Operations Commander, Admiral William McRaven ordered his subordinates to “destroy” any photos they may have had “immediately.” Judicial Watch had filed a FOIA request for the photos 11 days earlier.
Military Chief Ordered Purge Of Bin Laden Body Pictures: Email
Special Operations Command‘s Freedom of Information Office told the AP it could not find any McRaven emails „responsive to your request.“
However, the redacted email surfaced when Judicial Watch requested all records relating to McRaven‘s „directive to purge“ images of the terror leader.The Pentagon‘s office of general counsel said the email was the only document it had been able to locate.
Kinderpornografie-Vorwürfe: Kanadische Behörden gaben Hinweise auf Edathy
Diese Informationen wurden von den Kanadiern an das Bundeskriminalamt weitergeleitet und von der „Zentralstelle Internetkriminalität“ (ZIT) der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Frankfurt am Main bearbeitet. Die drei Staatsanwälte der ZIT sind auf Kinderpornografie im Netz und ähnliche Fälle spezialisiert.
Today Is ‘The Day We Fight Back’
Swartz, who is the subject of the new documentary (preview below), “The Internet’s Own Boy,” took his own life after the U.S. government and the justice department hounded him over downloading journal articles. Swartz was a genius who helped create Reddit, RSS and as an activist he sought to make the world and the Internet better and freer for all of us. This day is in his honor.
The Day We Fight Back: Poland Fights Back Against Unchecked Surveillance
In anticipation of the first united, worldwide action against mass spying, we asked Katarzyna Szymielewicz, co-founder and President of the digital rights organization, Panoptykon Foundation, a signatory to the 13 Principles against mass surveillance, to let the world know how her team is fighting back.
When it comes to surveillance, what’s the biggest problem in Poland right now?
Katarzyna Szymielewicz: The Polish mandatory data retention law. When implementing the European law on data retention, which compels telecom service to retain metadata for certain period of time, Poland not only opted for the most privacy-intrusive solutions but in some respects went further than what is permitted by the European directive.
The Day We Fight Back: can an internet protest stop the NSA?*
The goal of the 2012 blackout was simple: spur people to call their representatives and express opposition to a new bill. The Day We Fight Back, though, is an attempt to dismantle a system that’s been in place for years. Inside the US, participants are urged to put a banner on their website and call or email their legislators in support of Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and Senator Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) USA Freedom Act, which would reform the NSA’s metadata database. But they’re also urged to oppose Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) FISA Improvements Act, a bill that sounds just as pleasant but has been sharply criticized for enshrining the database program in law. And even these are just baby steps in the long run.
International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance
As technologies that facilitate State surveillance of communications advance, States are failing to ensure that laws and regulations related to communications surveillance adhere to international human rights and adequately protect the rights to privacy and freedom of expression. This document attempts to explain how international human rights law applies in the current digital environment, particularly in light of the increase in and changes to communications surveillance technologies and techniques. These principles can provide civil society groups, industry, States and others with a framework to evaluate whether current or proposed surveillance laws and practices are consistent with human rights.
These principles are the outcome of a global consultation with civil society groups, industry and international experts in communications surveillance law, policy and technology.
Von der Leyen und BKA: Die Kontroll-Heuchler mit der Kinderpornografie
(22.11.2008) Der Anbieter von sogenannter “Kinderpornografe” (was für ein Name) kann bereits jetzt jederzeit und überall als Schwerstverbrecher verfolgt werden. Wenn das nicht geschieht, ist das Beihilfe und Mittäterschaft. (..)
Nun tritt also die Familienministerin von der Leyen vor die Presse und fordert eine Änderung der Gesetze für Anbieter von Medien.
Begründung: die Nichthandlungsfähigkeit der eigenen staatsanwaltlichen Ermittler und Polizeibehörden. Sie drückt das nur etwas anders aus.
Von der Leyen sagt, sie will die “Verbreitung von Internet-Seiten mit Kinderpornografie” in Deutschland verbieten.
Sie sagt nicht, dass sie das Anbieten von Internet-Seiten mit Kinderpornografie in Deutschland verbieten will.
Warum sagt sie das nicht? Weil das natürlich längst verboten ist. (…)
Genauso wie man in Zentralasien die deutschen Besatzungssoldaten zu Bewachern der Opiumernte macht um dann hier am Bahnhof Zoo die Halbleichen für die Talkhows einzusammeln, genauso lässt man diese Seiten im Netz damit man mit ihnen Politik machen kann.
British spy agency hit targets with ‘false flag’ attacks and ‘honey traps,’ new leak shows
National Security Agency (NSA) documents taken by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News reveal that the British spy unit known as the Joint Threat Research and Intelligence Group (JTRIG) developed and deployed offensive strategies that included hacking social networks, spying on journalists and diplomats, and using the promise of sex to lure targets into “honey traps.”
The agency’s goal was to “destroy, deny, degrade [and] disrupt” threats by “discrediting” them.
RedTube: Die hinterhältigen Tricks der Porno-Abmahner
Zum Zweiten ist völlig ungeklärt, wie die Abmahner an die IP-Adressen der Beschuldigten kamen. Beim Streaming wissen nur zwei Seiten, wer den Film schaut – der Nutzer selbst und der Anbieter des Streams. Für einen Dritten ist es auf legalem Weg unmöglich, den Nutzer dabei zu beobachten.
Landesmedienchef will Pornofilter für das Internet in Deutschland
Die Einführung von Pornofiltern für das Internet nach britischem Vorbild hat der Direktor der Niedersächsischen Landesmedienanstalt, Andreas Fischer, angeregt. „Die sogenannten Pornofilter sind ein Instrument, um Eltern zu helfen, ihre Kinder vor nicht altersgerechten Inhalten aus dem Netz zu schützen“, sagte Fischer der Nachrichtenagentur dpa anlässlich des Safer Internet Day an diesem Dienstag.
Internet-Jugendschutz: Landesmedienanstalt wirbt für Pornofilter
In Großbritannien werden die Filter der Provider aber nicht nur wegen der Fehltreffer kontrovers diskutiert. Bürgerrechtler werfen der Regierung von Premier David Cameron vor, mit den Filtern eine Infrastruktur einzuführen, die für eine staatliche Zensur verwendet werden könnte.
Kiew: Janukowitsch fordert Klitschko zu Fernseh-Duell
„Damit die Debatte für die große Öffentlichkeit und nicht nur für die Menschen auf dem Maidan zugänglich ist, soll das Fernsehduell in einem der landesweiten TV-Sender stattfinden“, heißt es in einer Mitteilung des Pressedienstes des ukrainischen Präsidenten.
Secular Egyptian detainees complain of police torture
The latest arrests have increased criticism of the army-backed authorities by liberals and leftists who supported the decision to remove President Mohamed Mursi and who have turned a blind eye to a state crackdown on his Islamist supporters.
Syrian foes meet face to face in Geneva
The Syrian government and the opposition met face to face on Tuesday and observed a minute of silence for people killed in the three year conflict after a first round of talks last month failed to make significant progress, delegates said.
Cyprus leaders determined to resume talks: U.N.
Leaders of ethnically split Cyprus agreed to work towards a new system of power sharing on Tuesday, in a bid to end a bitter and long-running conflict frustrating Turkey‘s hopes of joining the EU and complicating its relations with Greece.
North and South Korea to hold high-level meeting on Wednesday: South Korea
The meeting, announced on Tuesday by Kim Eui-do, spokesman for the Unification Ministry, was arranged with unusual speed after the North proposed the talks in a message on Saturday.
It will be the highest level contact since 2007, when the two Koreas, separate since the end of World War Two, held only their second summit meeting.
China, Taiwan agree to open offices after historic talks
China and Taiwan, at odds for more than six decades, agreed at historic talks on Tuesday to set up representative offices as soon as possible, though sensitive political issues like a formal peace treaty were not up for discussion.