Little Rock We were just talking a couple of days ago about how Canada was now monitoring every grassroots protest through their vast country. Being “Debbie Downer,” I speculated that you can bet that the USA is all over that, too. Almost simultaneously, what do you know, the UK-based Guardian runs a story saying essentially, …
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All Demonstrations are Now Spying Opportunities All the Time
Dallas We condemn China’s regular crackdowns of dissidents and many countries offer them safe harbor. We cheer the courageous members of Pussy Riot in Russia or Femen in the Ukraine who have stood up to governments for the freedom of speech and the rights of women. We are outraged at the military coups that subvert …
Enough with the Privatization of Security
Little Rock Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, appeared via video-conference to an applauding audience in Austin at the South by South West conference among the Technorati to argue for better protection of privacy data. He was lobbying for improved encryption programs and reportedly Google, Yahoo and others are on the job already. Snowden’s hope, reportedly, …