I was asked for my thoughts on today’s news report (appended): Janet Churnin was found guilty of not filling in the 2011 Census form. Note that the CP coverage does not even MENTION the leaks by Edward Snowden. Small wonder that Europeans know about the NSA surveillance of them, but Canadians don’t. MY REPLY: (edited July 2014, […]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/02/edward-snowden-un-investigation-surveillance?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2 Nick Hopkins and Matthew Taylor UN’s senior counter-terrorism official says revelations ‘are at the very apex of public interest concerns’ Ben Emmerson: ‘The Guardian has revealed an extensive programme of surveillance which potentially affects every one of us.’ Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian The UN’s senior counter-terrorism official is to launch an investigation […]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/26/nsa-surveillance-europe-threatens-freeze-us-data-sharing?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2 After Edward Snowden revelations, EU executive underlines US compliance with European law and ‘how things have gone badly’ Ian Traynor in Brussels European Union justice and rights commissioner Viviane Reding is negotiating with the US on the fallout from the NSA scandal. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty The EU executive is threatening to freeze crucial data-sharing […]
With most people, unbelief in one thing is founded on blind belief in another. –Lichtenberg Unbelief in Islam, Blind belief in ourselves. A police state WILL come to be, as it did in Nazi Germany, if we are unable to deal with the complexity of putting our collective ego aside. If we are blinded by […]
#surveillance http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/us-usa-security-google-idUSBRE99T18S20131030 Reuters The National Security Agency has tapped directly into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centres, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. It was unclear how the NSA accessed the links. The report, based on secret NSA documents leaked […]
The application for leave-to-appeal to the Supreme Court was “dismissed” which means that I lost the legal battle. WHAT IS THE CHARTER RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH WAS THE DEFENCE IN MY TRAIL? WHAT WAS LOST? “In fostering the underlying values of dignity, integrity and autonomy, it is fitting that s. 8 of the Charter […]
Go to the URL – there is a short, good video interview of a journalist in Rio de Janeiro: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/more-disclosures-about-canadas-foreign-spying-activities-coming-us-journalist-says/article14726430/ (the text of the article is below, for back-up) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Also of interest: Canada’s elite soldiers expropriate to expand CFB […]
Please take time for the related ACTION ITEM: 2013-11-23 SIGN STATEMENT: Protect our Privacy! (IMPORTANT) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – RELATED: 2013-10-09 Inside Canada’s top-secret billion-dollar spy palace, CBC News – – – – – – – […]
By Nick Hopkins and Matthew Taylor Chris Huhne questions whether the Home Office deliberately misled parliament over the surveillance capabilities of GCHQ, pictured. Photograph: GCHQ/MoD/EPA Cabinet ministers and members of the national security council were told nothing about the existence and scale of the vast data-gathering programmes run by British and American intelligence agencies, a […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/10/03/trial_begins_for_89yearold_who_wont_fill_out_census.html# Audrey Tobias was joined by about 80 supporters as her lawyer argued for her stand against the census software provided by Lockheed Martin. By: Liam Casey An 89-year-old woman believes she won her case for refusing to fill out her census form. But the judge will make his decision next Wednesday. Yet Audrey Tobias […]