Posts tagged “surveillance”

Eight things that are bigger threats to our civil liberties and democracy than PRISMJul 1, 2013

I don't think PRISM is a big deal, but here are eight things that genuinely threaten democracy: whistleblower persecution, National Security Letters, gutting the Voting Rights Act, partisan redistricting, corporate personhood, SuperPACs, attacks on abortion rights, and enshrining anti-gay discrimination in state constitutions. (Update: I was wrong about PRISM. Shut it down.)

On Internet surveillance and the role of the stateJun 7, 2013

I defended PRISM on Twitter and caused a shitstorm. My position: surveillance isn't inherently abusive, the government has been doing this for a decade without evidence of misuse, and the real outrage should be Bradley Manning's treatment. If they can read our emails, we should be able to read their cables.

Gattawho?Aug 31, 2006

Blair wants to identify troublemakers before birth. Surely no one's ever explored where that road leads.

"Al-Qaeda does not believe in transparency"May 16, 2006

We and al-Qaeda have found common ground: neither of us believes in transparency. The White House actually argued we can't discuss rights violations because it would help terrorists. That's a reason to *stop* violating rights, not to hide it. Can 2008 get here already?

Enough with the bad hair jokesMay 23, 2004

A quick linklog: addictive Flash game, a self-harm gene worth understanding before editing out, naked rollercoaster records, free speech as comics, London's hackable wireless CCTV, and cocaine overtaking ecstasy as the drug of choice.

Stalkervision™ returnsApr 26, 2004

Stalkervision is back. Catch me on webcam from 7-12pm GMT, when I'm not at work, naked, or sleeping. Yeah, that's a narrower window than it sounds.

StalkerVision™: The ReturnOct 22, 2003

Launched dual-cam StalkerVision. Also: the BBC's undercover racism exposé in the police is a ratings grab but solid journalism. Shocked a cop admired Hitler, though it's just the tip of a deeper national racism problem. Could any British institution survive this kind of scrutiny?

So apparently reading an article criticizing the government is enough to get you investigated by...Jul 18, 2003

Reading a critical article can get you FBI-investigated now. Plus, shredding documents is no longer safe thanks to reconstruction software. Glad I'm not in the States. Also, A Straight Person's Guide to Gay Etiquette is hilarious - go read it.

Fab! More webcams of Warwick's campus! Check out what's currently going on in Cholo and the cooler!...Feb 20, 2002

Warwick's got more campus webcams, covering Cholo and the cooler. Creepy, big-brotherish misuse of technology at its finest. I love it.