[P2P-F] Fwd: New York Times op-ed that roundly condemns NSA’s practices

Wed Sep 25 02:30:40 CEST 2013

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From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 6:08 PM
Subject: Fwd: New York Times op-ed that roundly condemns NSA’s practices
To: "econowmix at googlegroups.com" <econowmix at googlegroups.com>

https://optin.stopwatching.us/

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astounding op-ed<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y4IiR3TSfPO5Wutd536l1TkKpk6AKx9z>

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They’ve endorsed a
bill<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DVRX6k8uLujWMmUgDUpJTxhtBdVIYzuu>
that
would repeal the PATRIOT Act and parts of the FISA Amendments Act, essentially
shutting down the NSA as we know it.

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From: Tiffiniy Cheng <info at fightforthefuture.org>
Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 9:37 PM
Subject: New York Times
To:

 This is big. Over the weekend, the New York Times editorial board
published an astounding
op-ed<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y4IiR3TSfPO5Wutd536l1TkKpk6AKx9z>that
roundly condemns the NSA’s practice of undermining encryption
standards, and calls for sweeping reforms to rein in out-of-control
government surveillance.

They’ve endorsed a
bill<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=DVRX6k8uLujWMmUgDUpJTxhtBdVIYzuu>that
would repeal the PATRIOT Act and parts of the FISA Amendments Act,
essentially
shutting down the NSA as we know it.

That’s incredible. The mainstream media has never been on our side the way
they are right now. Powerful members of Congress who are usually our
foes<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Oa21otAy5nFjCb1%2F8jDrdzkKpk6AKx9z>are
falling all over each other to pass bills they claim will put the NSA
in check.  We’re living in a crucial time for the Internet, and our actions
(or inactions) could decide the future of free speech and democracy.

That’s why we’re working with a huge coalition of groups to organize an
historic protest in Washington, DC on the anniversary of the PATRIOT Act,
to demand an end to the NSA’s tyranny. Click here to learn more.
<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fCxnnsuyQe2RZNuitGb2kzkKpk6AKx9z>

We helped launch the Stop Watching Us coalition within weeks after
Snowden’s first leak, and it has since grown to more than 560,000
signers<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hiJBSUV4U43ntEJ12Cy98zkKpk6AKx9z>,
including groups from across the political spectrum and celebrities like
John Cusack, Tim Berners Lee, Wil Wheaton, and Ai Weiwei.

Now, the coalition is ready to take our grassroots advocacy to the next
level: a major mobilization in Washington, DC to remind Congress that they
work for us, not the NSA, and to make it clear in no uncertain terms that
we will never stop fighting to protect the Internet from the threat of
dragnet government surveillance.

Here’s the details:

What: Stop Watching Us: A Rally Against Mass Surveillance

When: Sat., Oct. 26, 12–3 p.m.

Where: TBD, Washington, D.C.

Who: You and thousands of others fighting to restore our privacy

Click here to learn more and RSVP for the rally.
<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ViV2PPpRPJ2ixcVegYUBLzkKpk6AKx9z>

We’re working with a wide range of groups including the EFF, ACLU, Free
Press, Demand Progress, FreedomWorks, Code Pink, the Libertarian Party, and
so many more to organize a powerful action in DC, and help everyone get
there through buses and ride-shares organized by the local groups that
we’re building with.

There are a million things to do to make this rally huge, so reply to this
email if you can help mobilize people in your area. We’re also working on a
plan for a huge online protest to coincide with the on-the-ground
demonstration, so that everyone can take part. RSVP here if you want to
make sure you’re kept in the
loop.<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CIfWkVsz%2BEi%2BCtxu4AXf3DkKpk6AKx9z>

We’re down to the wire. Right now we have the public, the tech community,
and the media on our side, but if we wait too long to respond in a big way,
we’ll lose that energy and we run the risk that people will just start
accepting the fact that the government is watching all of us all the time. We
can’t allow that to happen.

The White House is trying to reassure the public, but a shocking AP report
shows<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HkjeVOFaFEQxnpnwZtjbITkKpk6AKx9z>that
the “review panel” that was appointed to investigate the NSA is little
more than a rubber stamp committee with no intention of stopping the
spying. Meanwhile, tech companies are having to tell their customers to
stop using security software that the NSA intentionally
weakened<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nZcjYixENNfvgMM61pJtEzkKpk6AKx9z>
.

Who knows what revelations next week’s NSA news stories will bring? What we
do know is that the time to rise up against this surveillance state is right
now. Forward this email, and the New York Times
op-ed<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=9y%2BBaoxY7rpdHuwuQwA%2FlDkKpk6AKx9z>,
to your friends and family. Get them on board, and then bring them with you
when you come to DC!

Click here to join the
protest.<http://nt.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Alp4lTn%2Fczy5Wutd536l1TkKpk6AKx9z>

More soon,

-Evan and Tiffiniy

Fight for the Future

P.S. we rely on members like you to sustain our work while we fight for
everyone’s online freedom. Will you sign up to make a recurring donation so
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