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Stop Watching Us
Stop Watching Us was a protest effort against global surveillance that culminated in rallies on October 26, 2013. Open letter The movement featured an open letter to the members of Congress. The letter calls upon Congress to: According to the Stop Watching Us website, over 500,000 people have signed the petition. Public Service Announcement video The EFF produced a 3-minute, 26-second public service announcement video (directed by Brian Knappenberger) promoting the movement. It featured a wide array of individuals: Actor John Cusack explained: "Everybody is at risk for getting caught up in the NSA dragnet – including average citizens not suspected of a crime." U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr., Professor Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School, activists David Segal of Demand Progress, Cindy Cohn of the EFF, Dan Choi, actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Wil Wheaton, TV host Phil Donahue, and whistleblowers Daniel Ellsberg, Jesselyn Radack, Kirk Wiebe, Mark Klein, and Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reactions To Global Surveillance Disclosures
The global surveillance disclosure released to media by Edward Snowden has caused tension in the bilateral relations of the United States with several of its allies and economic partners as well as in its relationship with the European Union. In August 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the creation of "a review group on intelligence and communications technologies" that would brief and later report to him. In December, the task force issued 46 recommendations that, if adopted, would subject the National Security Agency (NSA) to additional scrutiny by the courts, Congress, and the president, and would strip the NSA of the authority to infiltrate American computer systems using " backdoors" in hardware or software. Geoffrey R. Stone, a White House panel member, said there was no evidence that the bulk collection of phone data had stopped any terror attacks. U.S. Army General Keith B. Alexander, then director of the NSA, said in June 2013, "These leaks have caused sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
