surveillance

October 8, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 9 October 2011 (25/11)

Statewatch News Online, 9 October 2011 (25/11) Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org Migreurop monitoring of the Vincennes detention centre fire appeal EU: European Commission: Security features in travel documents: Belgium does not comply EU: FRONTEX REGULATION DECLARATIONS UK: Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Continue reading

Europe, Liberties, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

Belgium, children, conference, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, European Parliament, European Union, France, INTERNATIONAL, Statewatch, surveillance
September 29, 2011

Speeches from Statewatching Europe: Civil Liberties, the State and the EU

Statewatchs 20th anniversary conference was held at Conway Hall in London on Saturday 25th June 2011. More than 220 people from 18 EU countries registered and over 30 NGOs attended the conference. Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

anniversary, civil rights, conference, database state, EU, liberties, London, NGOs, Statewatch, surveillance, the state, Tony Bunyan, war on terror
September 16, 2011

ADC Calls For Immediate Internal Investigation of FBI Training

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) expresses deep concern over the FBI’s apparent dismissal of repeated calls from civil rights advocates to cease using any offensive, inaccurate, and inflammatory material as part of its counterterrorism training. Despite past reassurances, the FBI has persisted in its practice of vilifying Islam and Muslim-Americans in its training material. Continue reading

USA

Arab, community, counterterrorism, FBI, Inspector General, Islam, islamaphobia, rights, surveillance
September 10, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 7 September 2011: UK: Internet censorship looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCH ANALYSES 1. Statewatch Analysis: UK: Internet censorhip looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act 2. Statewatch Analysis: Using false documents against “Euro-anarchists”: the exchange of Anglo-German undercover police highlights controversial police operations 3. EU: New Statewatch Analysis: Implementing the “principle of availability”: The European Criminal Records Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

censorship, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, Internet, ONLINE, Statewatch, surveillance
August 24, 2011

NATO, Sleeper Cells Drove Rebels’ Tripoli Push By Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Rami Al-Shaheibi

They called it Operation Mermaid Dawn, a stealth plan coordinated by sleeper cells, Libyan rebels, and NATO to snatch the capital from the Moammar Gadhafi’s regime’s hands. Continue reading

Libya

AP, drones, Gadhafi, NATO, Operation Mermaid, operation mermaid dawn, resistance, revolution, surveillance, tripoli
August 4, 2011

Firm holds 1 million on anti-terror list

U.S. security firm Regulatory DataCorp says it has more than 1 million people and groups on its anti-terror database that it wants to market to government and private-sector clients worldwide. Continue reading

National Security State, Spies-R-Us

anti-terror, database state, Goldman Sachs, market, Norway, security, surveillance, terrorism, terrorist, United States
August 3, 2011

Report your local anarchist: Network for Police Monitoring

For the time being, holding anarchist sympathies is not a crime – although presumably any gossip, however dubious and ill-informed, will be passed on by borough-level SO15 Counter Terrorism Liaison Officers to the feverish data collectors at the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit. Are the Metropolitan Police simply starting to run low on ‘Islamists’ to… Continue reading

National Security State, Spies-R-Us, UK

anarchism, capital, London, police, security, surveillance, terrorism
August 3, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 1 August 2011: UK: Report your local anarchist

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org UK: Report your local anarchist EU: Small steps to big brother: the development of the Visa Information System and SIS II EU-COSI: Council: Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security for the period January 2010 – June 2011 EU: TURKEY: UK Home Affairs Select Committee: Implications for the Justice Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, Germany, Home Affairs, Italy, PO, protests, Statewatch, surveillance, Turkey
July 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 2 of 2: 13 July 2011 (19/11)

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org ITALY: Statewatch Analysis: Italy: Series of defeats in court for the ‘security package’ UK: Still spooked – Greater emphasis on the Channel project in the revised Prevent strategy gives much cause for concern EU: Statewatch Analysis: ?The Dialogue for Migration, Mobility and Security with the Southern Mediterranean countries EU: Council Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

children, civil rights, database state, e-mail, EC, EU, immigration, Italy, liberties, Statewatch, surveillance
July 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 1 of 2: 13 July 2011 (18/11)

Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: Statewatch Analysis: The Frontex Regulation – Consolidated text after 2011 amendments EU “SMART BORDERS”?: Frontex Call for Tender: “Rapid Deployment Unattended Ground Sensor systems for Land border surveillance” EU: Council of the European Union: ECRIS and Prum EU: Member States to be bound by new security rules, Parliament adopts Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

advertising, civil rights, database state, EDPS, EU, Iraq, liberties, security, Statewatch, surveillance
July 12, 2011

Rachel Corrie’s family claim Israeli military withheld vital video evidence

American activist’s father says incomplete footage was given to court hearing into his daughter’s death in Gaza Continue reading

Palestine

conference, Gaza, International Solidarity Movement, Palestinian, Rachel Corrie, soldiers, surveillance, the state
June 21, 2011

European Conference marking Statewatch’s 20th anniversary

STATEWATCHING EUROPE – Civil liberties, the state and the EU – European Conference marking Statewatch’s 20th anniversary – Saturday 25 June 2011, 10.00 am 17.30 pm Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

anniversary, conference, EU, liberties, London, Statewatch, surveillance, the state, war on terror
June 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online,No 2 of 2: 13 June 2011 (16/11)

13 June 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: http://www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: http://www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER (EIO): Scope and UK EU: Directive on the right to information in Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, liberties, London, PO, Statewatch, surveillance, the state
June 13, 2011

Statewatch News Online, No 1 of 2: 13 June 2011 (15/11)

13 June 2011 — Statewatch – e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: http://www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online:http://www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: Statewatch Analysis: Rethinking the EU Security Research Programme by Ben Hayes Council of Europe: NGO letter Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

database state, EU, FOIA, Home Affairs, liberties, PO, privacy, security, SIS, Statewatch, surveillance
June 10, 2011

NO2ID Supporters’ Newsletter (Second series) No.1

During all the controversy about government NHS reforms (which in general NO2ID can have no view on), one question has gone almost unnoticed. What is happening to personal medical information? Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, UK

database state, DNA, Government, Health, liberties, NATIONAL, NHS, NO2ID, Statewatch, surveillance
June 6, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 6 June 2011

6 June 2011 — Statewatch Home page: www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html EU: General Report on Europol’s activities 2010 EU: FRAUD AND CORRUPTION Council of Europe: Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

arrests, database state, EU, FOIA, Home Affairs, Hungary, liberties, London, Statewatch, surveillance
May 25, 2011

Protecting Us from Our Freedoms: Congress Set to Renew Patriot Act Spy Provisions By Tom Burghardt

As night follows day, you can count on Congress to serve as loyal servants and willing accomplices of our out-of-control National Security State. Last week, in another shameless demonstration of congressional “bipartisanship,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) forged a filthy backroom deal… Continue reading

Spies-R-Us, USA

AK, Antifascist Calling, Associated Press, Congress, database state, EFF, Global Research, Justice Department, New York, Patriot Act, surveillance, Tom Burghardt
May 10, 2011

Statewatch News Online, 10 May 2011 (11/11): Welcome to the new world of the interception of telecommunications

Home page: www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCHING EUROPE: Civil Liberties, the state and the European Union Saturday 25 June 2011 (10.00-17.30) Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Programme and Registration form: www.statewatch.org/conference/conference.pdf Book Online: www.statewatch.org/ordering/order.html Continue reading

Europe, Spies-R-Us, Statewatch

Civil Liberties, database state, surveillance
May 8, 2011

Information Clearing House Newsletter 7 May, 2011: Weekend Edition – Chomsky: My Reaction to Osama bin Laden's Death

7 May 2011 — Information Clearing House Noam Chomsky: My Reaction to Osama bin Laden’s Death By Noam Chomsky We might ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush’s compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28045.htm Continue reading

Information Clearing House

Chomsky, Libya, Osama bin Laden, surveillance
May 4, 2011

As Smartphone Scandal Grows, Tech Firms Run for Cover, Reap Windfall Profits

Recent revelations that Apple’s iPhone and iPad, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating systems collect, store and transmit records of users’ physical locations to central databases–secretly, and without consent–have ignited a firestorm over Americans’ privacy rights in an age of hypersurveillance. Continue reading

National Security State, Spies-R-Us

Apple, surveillance

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