Re: [projectvrm] Fwd: Today, we fight back

[Don Marti < >]

begin Tom Crowl quotation of Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 07:07:19AM -0800:

> Well I signed the petition... but I've become a bit cynical about their
> potentials.

Whatever restrictions we put on the NSA, the PLA has
to follow them too, right?

Protecting brittle, creepy IT industry products and
practices by restricting the NSA is like protecting
users from software bugs by banning software testing.

> P.S. This should be of interest:
> 
> Facebook Fraud
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVfHeWTKjag
> 
> about the problems with ad revenue fraud based on clicks.

More on fraud.  "Unless the IAB defends the third
party cookie, they cede the whole data pie to Google
and Facebook; but in defending it, they keep the
borders open for the potential bad actors."
  http://getthedrift.com/the-f-word/

Google isn't immune, though:
  
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/02/05/misleading-advertisements-lead-to-hijacked-browser-settings/

Don

> Also a thought:
> 
> I'm reading "12 Years a Slave" (haven't seen the movie... but its a great
> book)... and here we're talking about a guy with a very real VRM problem.
> 
> And a significant attempt at VRM for him could... and very nearly did...
> lead to a noose. It ultimately took GRM (Government Relationship
> Management) to address. But it was a very bloody process...
> 
> While I'd agree the potential for VRM is to be best developed through tools
> designed for the Internet landscape... if serious attention to GRM is not
> similarly addressed...
> 
> It may all be for naught.
> 
> 
> *Tom Crowl*
> http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Doc Searls
> <
 >wrote:
> 
> > Just sharing.
> >
> > Doc
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > *From: *"Rainey Reitman | EFF Activism Team" 
> > <
 >
> > *Subject: **Today, we fight back*
> > *Date: *February 11, 2014 at 8:02:42 AM EST
> >
> > This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. View
> > it in a web 
> > browser<https://supporters.eff.org/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=551>
> > .
> > [image: Electronic Frontier Foundation]
> > Dear Doc,
> >
> > [image: Take Action] <https://thedaywefightback.org/?r=eff>Big news.
> > Today, the Internet is uniting to fight back against NSA surveillance. The
> > political landscape has shifted dramatically since the first Snowden leaks
> > last June. We're at a key moment in the fight against the illegal and
> > unconstitutional NSA spying. Now it's up to us.
> >
> > Will you join us in calling Congress to demand an end to NSA spying? It
> > takes 5 minutes, and it's the most effective thing you can do right now to
> > influence elected officials:
> >
> > *Dial: 202-552-0505 <202-552-0505> or click here
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> >
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> >
> > Here are talking points to guide you through the call:
> >
> > *1. Support the USA Freedom Act.*
> > The USA Freedom Act would institute several key pro-privacy reforms,
> > including creating new limits on the NSA's ability to collect Americans'
> > telephone records in bulk. It's a great starting point, though more needs
> > to be done.
> >
> > *2. Oppose the FISA Improvements Act.*
> > This dangerous bill is designed to legalize mass surveillance by the NSA.
> >
> > *3. Protect people around the globe.*
> > Everybody deserves basic privacy rights: Innocent foreigners shouldn't
> > have their communications surveilled any more than innocent Americans.
> >
> > *4. Protect encryption standards.*
> > The NSA is weakening encryption standards, which undermine security for
> > everyone. This must stop.
> >
> > *Calling is great, but there are more actions you can take*
> >
> > In addition to calling your member of Congress, you can share on social
> > media using the hashtags #StoptheNSA. You can also help us by installing 
> > this
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> >  on
> > your website.
> >
> > There are also protests, discussions, and cryptoparties being organized
> > around the world. See if there's one in your 
> > area<https://thedaywefightback.org/events/>
> > .
> >
> > *Why now matters*
> >
> > The Snowden leaks have helped awaken people to the extent of NSA
> > surveillance abuses, creating an unprecedented opportunity to push for
> > legislative reform:
> >
> >    - The public is with us. A recent Pew poll found that a majority of
> >    Americans oppose the government's collection of phone and Internet 
> > data,
> >    and a December poll by the Washington Post found that 66% of Americans 
> > were
> >    concerned "about the collection and use of [their] personal 
> > information by
> >    the National Security Agency."
> >    - The President-appointed NSA review group demanded expansive reforms
> >    to NSA surveillance programs.
> >    - The Congressionally mandated civil liberties oversight board has
> >    condemned NSA surveillance programs as illegal.
> >    - Tech companies, like Google and Facebook, have joined their users in
> >    telling Congress they need to act.
> >
> > We've never had a better chance to push for reform. Call now: 
> > 202-552-0505<https://thedaywefightback.org/?r=eff>
> > .
> >
> > *We're fighting hard in the courts.*
> >
> > Thanks to the support of people like you, EFF has been fighting NSA
> > surveillance in the courts for years. We're attacking Internet 
> > surveillance
> > programs as a violation of our Fourth Amendment rights, and we're
> > representing 22 organizations in challenging the phone records 
> > surveillance
> > program on First Amendment grounds.
> >
> > But we're not going to wait months or years for the Supreme Court to get
> > involved. Call now (202-552-0505) and tell the 
> > world<https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Today%2C%20I%20took%20a%20to%20stand%20against%20mass%20surveillance%20by%20the%20NSA.%20Will%20you%20join%20me%3F%20https%3A%2F%2Fthedaywefightback.org%2F%3Fr%3Deff%20%23stopthensa>
> >  that
> > NSA spying must end.
> >
> > Stopping the NSA from collecting emails like this,
> >
> > Rainey Reitman
> > Activism Director
> > Electronic Frontier Foundation
> > Support our work: donate 
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Don Marti                    
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