Liberties
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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
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The Snoopers Charter passes into law
Last night the Investigatory Powers Bill – or Snoopers’ Charter – passed through Parliament. It is a sad day for British liberty, but the fight does not end here. The new Act is overtly incompatible with human rights law and, we think, ripe for challenge. Our message to the Government: see you in Court. Continue reading
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CPNS – THE CRIME OF CRYING IN YOUR OWN HOME
Our new report found that CPNs have been used to order people to cut their lawn or clean their windows, as well as to target the homeless and prevent them from sleeping or entering certain areas. CPNs have even been issued banning people from crying or arguing in their own home. Continue reading
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Tell your MEP to stand up and say no to Censorship Machines and the Link Tax
For the last year we’ve worked together to ensure that the huge new copyright law in the EU doesn’t crush our free expression online. But when the proposal finally came out last month, it confirmed our worst fears: The Link Tax is still alive. Continue reading
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BREAKING: The Link Tax is Officially on its Way
The EU Commission has officially released some of the worst copyright laws in the world, including unprecedented new Link Tax powers for publishing giants. Earlier today, the Commission presented these new rules to the world. Over the past few weeks, leaks suggested the rules were worse than originally feared,3 and today’s announcement proved it. We… Continue reading
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The EU proposes a nightmare version of the Link Tax!
Today, a draft of the copyright law we’ve been anticipating was leaked and it confirms the worst. The EU Commission is going ahead with giving unprecedented powers to publishing giants – including the the Link Tax – giving them the ability to charge fees when snippets of text are used in hyperlinks. Continue reading
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Link Tax: Old Wine now in New Bottle
This is unreal. Yesterday, we asked you to tell the EU Commission to abandon plans for the link tax by sharing hard-hitting social media images. Thanks to you, later the same day, the EU Commission responded to our campaign on Twitter, saying “The @EU_Commission does not have any plans to tax hyperlinks.” But here’s the… Continue reading
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Last Chance to Kill the Link Tax!
The EU Commission are wavering on whether or not to keep going with the link tax. They’ve heard you and thousands of Internet users speak out, and now they have the final decision to make as they write the law -– link tax law, yay or nay? We need you to stop it before it… Continue reading
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Snoopers Charter Breaks the Law!
A senior judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has concluded that the Government’s surveillance law breaches our fundamental rights. Continue reading
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No to the Snoopers Charter!
ICRs (Internet Connection Records) are an expensive and unwarranted invasion on all of our privacy. They’re just one part of the controversial Snoopers’ Charter, which will be debated in the House of Lords, starting today. We want to show Peers just how intrusive these ICRs would be – so we’ve sent a mock ICR on… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 