China’s Invasive Surveillance

A New York Times analysis found that China’s collection of digital and biological data from its citizens is more expansive and invasive than previously known.

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“Four Takeaways From a Times Investigation Into China’s Expanding Surveillance State,” Isabelle Qian, Muyi Xiao, Paul Mozur and Alexander Cardia, New York Times

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Mass Surveillance

Anti-terrorism mass surveillance practices examined by Kurzgesagt (German for “in short; in a nutshell”).

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“What’s the Evidence Mass Surveillance Works? Not Much,” Lauren Kirchner, Pro Publica

“Peekaboo, I See You: Government Authority Intended for Terrorism is Used for Other Purposes,” Mark Jaycox, Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Stop Spying!

More than 570,000 people have signed the StopWatching.Us petition demanding that Congress probe the NSA’s Internet spying programs and reform the USA PATRIOT Act and the FISA< Amendments Act that allow it.

StopWatching.Us is broad bipartisan coalition of organizations including the ACLU, American Library Association,  the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Free Press, Freedom Works, the Libertarian Party, Montgomery County Civil Rights Coalition, MoveOn.org, Mozilla, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, PEN American Center, RootsAction.org, Women in Media & News, World Wide Web Foundation, Writers Guild of America West, and many others. They’re all gathering in Washington DC on Saturday, October 26th to protest against mass surveillance. Participants will gather at Columbus Circle in front of Union Station at Noon and march to the Capitol Reflecting Pool. More here.

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