Liberties
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The New York Times sets out its brief for Internet censorship
In the US, the drive for Internet censorship has been spearheaded by the so-called “liberal” wing of the political establishment, concentrated in the Democratic Party, whose chief media organ is the New York Times. On the eve of the UN assembly, the Times published an unambiguous brief for censorship of the Internet in the form… Continue reading
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Sign to Protect Encryption!
Five powerful countries — the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States — have just recently agreed to combine their efforts to break the encryption that keeps our daily lives safe and private. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 19 September 2017 (11/17)
19 September 2017 — Statewatch.org/ Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/sep/email-19-9-17.pdf ANALYSES, BRIEFING & VIEWPOINT: http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. EU: New report: Market Forces: the development of the EU security-industrial complex 2. Analysis: A Pyrrhic victory? The ECJ upholds the EU law on relocation of asylum-seekers Continue reading
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Video: UK Activist Risks Prison Challenging ‘Digital Strip-Search’
CAGE International Director Muhammad Rabbani is about to stand trial for refusing to give UK police the password to his laptop, which contained information about torture survivors. He’s using his case to challenge Britain’s anti-terrorism legislation, Schedule 7 (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Oppose the Great Repeal Bill!
7 September 2017 — 38 Degrees Theresa May wants new powers, so she can change UK laws behind closed doors after Brexit. [1] It’d mean swapping murky backroom deals in Brussels for more of the same in Westminster. Tomorrow her plan will be debated by our MPs for the first time. [2] Some of Theresa Continue reading
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Google’s new search protocol is restricting access to 13 leading socialist, progressive and anti-war web sites
New data compiled by the World Socialist Web Site, with the assistance of other Internet-based news outlets and search technology experts, proves that a massive loss of readership observed by socialist, anti-war and progressive web sites over the past three months has been caused by a cumulative 45 percent decrease in traffic from Google searches. Continue reading
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It's Getting Real – Google Censors the Left. And Us By Bruce A. Dixon
Conclusive evidence exists that Google is suppressing public access to socialist and left wing websites, almost certainly including Black Agenda Report. In fact, Black Agenda Report is by all accounts the ONLY black owned, run and oriented left web site so targeted. Not Blavity. Not theRoot, which are not left and in the case of… Continue reading
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medConfidential Bulletin 30 June 2017
30 June 2017 — medConfidential So, we have a new Government (after a fashion). And, whatever else, there’s some continuity at the Department of Health… Given this continuity, the completely unambiguous Conservative Manifesto commitment, and cross-party support for the National Data Guardian, it was a bit disappointing that a statutory footing for NDG was absent Continue reading
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FreedomInfo.org Update – May 25, 2017
25 May 2017 — Freedom Info freedominfo.org is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. It contains crucial information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how various provisions Continue reading
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UK Govt wants real-time access to our communications!
Leaked docs reveal the UK Home Office’s secret plan real-time access to our text messages and online communications AND force companies like WhatsApp to break the security on its own software. This reckless government plan will make all of us more vulnerable to attacks like yesterday’s ransomware assault against the NHS. Continue reading
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Webinar: Protect Against the Snoopers’ Charter
Under the guise of counter-terrorism, the British government last year introduced the Investigatory Powers Act (aka the Snoopers Charter) — granting itself the most far-reaching surveillance powers of any modern democratic government. Continue reading
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The European Parliament has just dealt a major blow to the Link Tax
A closely-watched report on the proposed laws from key MEP Therese Comodini Cachia recommends that the controversial “Link Tax” proposal be removed from the legislation. This is a huge step forward! Continue reading
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Open Borders? No, open your media, or else
In the U.S., a disturbing proposal is on the table: Key U.S. politicians want to force every single traveller crossing the border to hand over their digital devices, unlock them, and provide their social media passwords. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 16 February 2017 (03/17)
16 February 2017 — Statewatch Press release EU border agency targeted “isolated or mistreated” individuals for questioning Guidelines produced for border guards participating in an EU joint operation instruct the targeting of “migrants from minority ethnic groups, and individuals who may have been isolated or mistreated during their journey, as such people are often more Continue reading
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UK govt wants to jail whistleblowers, journalists under proposed new laws!
The Government’s legal advisers have revealed plans to lock up people who expose things like human rights abuses. They could face prison sentences of up to 14 years. Under these terrifying new laws, even journalists could face charges just because they were sent certain information. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 5 January 2017 (01/17)
5 January 2016 — http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org You can also access as a pdf file here: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2017/jan/email-5-1-17.pdf ANALYSES, BRIEFING & VIEWPOINT: http://www.statewatch.org/analyses.htm 1. Eurodac: Member States want wider police access to biometric database despite most never use it 2. The EU’s military mission against Mediterranean migration: what “deterrent effect”? : 3. Viewpoint: Migration, EU Cooperation Continue reading
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Snoopers Charter is Breaking the Law
Under a temporary surveillance law known as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), the Government forced communications companies to store details of every person’s internet activity, emails, texts and phone calls. Hundreds of organisations and government agencies – from police forces to HMRC – were allowed to grant themselves access to this data… Continue reading
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Book: ‘Officious – the rise of the busybody state
Officious – Rise of the Busybody State starts with people’s everyday encounter with busybodies in public spaces – then analyses the logic of the busybody state, explains its origins, and calls for a popular alliance defending the free realm of civil society. Continue reading
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A Note on the Taboo Subject of Stolen Elections
Back in the spring of 2016, an intrepid ACLU voting rights expert in California named Lori Shellenberger was able to help inform state legislators of the dangers of a new computer program against voter fraud called Interstate Crosscheck. The program claimed to identify people who were voting in more than one state. What it really… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 