A rally against mass surveilance

[quote=Searz]https://rally.stopwatching.us/ (best address ever) This if anything is a cause to stand behind. @American goverment: 1984 was not an instruction manual. Even if you can't go there, you can at the very least sign the petition on their site. Here's a few links for interesting reads on the topic: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130906/09472224429/nsa-defends-encryption-breaking-promising-its-only-used-to-spy-all-us.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130905/12484624418/feds-beg-ny-times-pro-publica-not-to-reveal-that-theyve-inserted-backdoors-into-internet-encryption.shtml http://www.popehat.com/2013/09/06/nsa-codebreaking-i-am-the-other/ http://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography@metzdowd.com/msg12325.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/09/our_newfound_fe.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/us/politics/legislation-seeks-to-bar-nsa-tactic-in-encryption.html http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-google-v-nsa-lawsuit-to-proceed-7000020311/[/quote]

[quote=Meiyjhe]Found one of the newer southpark episode related: http://www.southpark.nl/full-episodes/s17e01-let-go-let-gov Thought it shows an interesting point of view (even though it is just south park :P)[/quote]

[quote=Searz]http://thestateweekly.com/nsa-director-alexander-admits-he-lied-about-phone-surveillance-stopping-54-terror-plots/ So, the director of the NSA now admits to lying about his previous statements when pointed out by a senator in Vermont. He stated that 54 terror-plots were stopped as a result of mass surveillance. [b]In reality only one or two suspected plots were identified as a result of mass phone surveillance. 41 of the 54 cases weren't even in the United States[/b]. And these liars are the people that have access ALL your personal data? Not to mention that they only spend a few billion a year on this collection of data. I mean, [url=http://www.itworld.com/security/361713/prices-low-nsa-can-t-afford-not-spy-us]at prices that low they can't afford not to spy on you![/url] Never mind the impending economic crash. You Americans are fucked. My condolences.[/quote]

[quote=Bioalchemist]^ thanks for the condolences. 'murica[/quote]

[quote=Searz][url=http://www.propublica.org/article/claim-on-attacks-thwarted-by-nsa-spreads-despite-lack-of-evidence]NSA still claims to have stopped 54 terror-plots [b]after admitting to lying about it[/b].[/url] (described and linked two comments up from this one) This is just beyond retarded. [url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131021/11110924946/dianne-feinstein-deploys-all-intelligence-cliches-op-ed-defending-metadata-program.shtml]Dianne Feinstein employs every cliche she possibly could while defending NSA "Metadata Program"(surveillance program).[/url] NSA demands that secure services give them their data (which means that these services are essentially backstabbing their customers since the service is no longer secure). [url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/cryptoseal-vpn-shuts-down-rather-than-risk-nsa-demands-for-crypto-keys/]Now more secure services shut down in fear of NSA demands.[/url] [url=http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/22/4911276/idaho-court-seizes-developers-computer-after-he-says-he-likes-hacking]Citizens' rights are nothing compared to the "rights" of companies.[/url] [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/world/europe/new-report-of-nsa-spying-angers-france.html]The French are not pleased with what the NSA is doing.[/url] Let's hope they can get something done. [url=http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520426/the-real-privacy-problem/]"The Real Privacy Problem"[/url][/quote]

[quote=Searz]Videos from the rally. [embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cxPEf9ZWIo] [embed=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az-jXeCswCg][/quote]