GCHQ
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Vodafone Reveals Existence of Secret Wires That Allow State Surveillance By Juliette Garside
Vodafone, one of the world’s largest mobile phone groups, has revealed the existence of secret wires that allow government agencies to listen to all conversations on its networks, saying they are widely used in some of the 29 countries in which it operates in Europe and beyond. Continue reading
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Reset the Net! Update 5 June 2014
Just today, we received a very special message from Edward Snowden himself. All of us at Fight for the Future are humbled, knowing that our huge victories this year mobilizing against government surveillance would not have been possible without him risking everything to expose the abuses of the worlds’ most powerful governments. Continue reading
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Reset the Net!
In just two days, we will Reset the Net and take the first steps toward blocking illegitimate government surveillance from the web. Momentum is growing — just today Google, Mozilla, CloudFlare, and dozens of other major sites announced they’ll be joining our effort to secure the web. Continue reading
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One year after Snowden drops NSA bomb, UK citizens demand more privacy
A year after the National Security Agency’s spy program was uncovered, a UK poll reports that more than 8 out of 10 internet users want their browsing history to remain confidential, while 12 percent say they don’t mind government’s prying eyes. Continue reading
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UK parliament attempts to restore confidence in intelligence agencies By Paul Mitchell
A report published last week by the UK parliament’s Home Affairs Committee (HAC) declares the current system of monitoring the British intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ “not fit for purpose.” Continue reading
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What does mass surveillance do to Human Rights? By Elspeth Guild 12 May 2014
Where such mass, weakly targeted surveillance techniques have been used in Europe, the Human Rights Court has found them inconsistent with the right to respect for privacy. Mass surveillance is by definition arbitrary. Continue reading
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Snowden: NSA pressured EU into creating ‘European bazaar’ of spy networks
National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden answered questions before the European Parliament on Friday, saying that the United States spy agency pressures its allies to take steps towards further enabling widespread and indiscriminate surveillance. Continue reading
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The Massive PSYOP Employed against Ukraine by GCHQ and NSA By Wayne Madsen
It was only a matter of time. The National Security Agency’s British FIVE EYES partner, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has now made common cause with another creation of British intelligence, the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London. From the time of its creation in 1921 under the aegis of the British Army’s Bureau… Continue reading
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The David Miranda ruling and the attack on press freedom By Julie Hyland
The formulations employed by Lord Justice Laws, Mr. Justice Ouseley and Mr. Justice Openshaw in their judgement last Wednesday go far beyond this one incident—itself an unprecedented assault on journalistic freedom. They point to the outlawing of any notion of a “free press.” On the spurious grounds of “anti-terrorism” and “national security”, no one is… Continue reading
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New Snowden Documents Show that Governments Are “Attempting To Control, Infiltrate, Manipulate, and Warp Online Discourse”
The alternative media has documented for 5 years that the government uses disinformation and disruption (and here) on the web to discredit activists and manipulate public opinion, just like it smears traditional television and print reporters who question the government too acutely. Continue reading
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Police State UK: UK ruling against David Miranda escalates assault on democratic rights By Robert Stevens
In what was clearly a politically motivated judgment, the High Court in London ruled Wednesday that David Miranda, the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, was detained lawfully when he was held for nine hours last August at London’s Heathrow Airport. The 28-year-old Brazilian was in transit from Germany to Brazil when he was arbitrarily detained… Continue reading
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Snowden Confirms Spy Agency Launched False Flag Attacks and Used Honey Traps
We’ve repeatedly noted that the spy agencies aren’t just like giant peeping Tom’s, but they use their capabilities in mischievous offensive actions. Continue reading
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Spy Agency Engaged In Internet “False Flag” Attacks
A new report from NBC News – based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden – appear to confirm our fears, documenting that Britain’s GCHQ spy agency has carried out cyber false flag attacks Continue reading