[WLANnews] [Fwd: OTI views/statements on NSA Re: PRISM is hitting us ...]

[Juergen Neumann]

Weil einige danach gefragt hatten, hier noch mal der thread bezüglich
OTI und den aktuellen Themen:

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> Betreff: OTI views/statements on NSA Re: PRISM is hitting us ...
> Datum:
> Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:16:56 -0400
> 
> Hello Juergen, Thank you for raising the issue of the NSA. I wanted to
> take this opportunity to clarify the Open Technology Institute's [OTI]
> position on this ongoing scandal. OTI was founded to support open
> source software and support policies that empower individuals to have
> free, open, secure, and private communication networks. OTI is strongly
> opposed to NSA surveillance activity violating civil liberties and
> human rights. We are one of the organizations in the U.S. that has been
> very vocal on this. For example, OTI supports the "Stop Watching Us"
> campaign, which calls on the US Congress to fully investigate and put a
> stop to illegal online surveillance. Here is our
> http://oti.newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/oti_one_of_more_than_100_organizations_to_demand_congressional_investigation_into_nsa
> statement about joining the group . Other groups supporting the
> campaign include the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Tor. Here is
> https://call.stopwatching.us/ more information about "Stop Watching Us"
> campaign. OTI also supports protests against NSA spying. Here
> http://oti.newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/release_oti_joins_july_4th_protest_supporting_online_privacy
> is a statement where we support a series of U.S. nationwide protests
> against the NSA that occurred under the name of "Restore the 4th." The
> name is a reference to the
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
> 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects the public
> against unreasonable searches and violations of privacy by the
> government. OTI has also been closely following and commenting on the
> Obama Administration's statements to provide better oversight of the
> NSA. OTI has been providing feedback to ensure that this oversight is
> meaningful and not a situation where oversight is provided by those who
> made the violations in the first place. We have
> http://newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/media_release_government_surveillance_oti_offers_guidelines_for_white_house_s_group_o
> made statements that for any review to be taken seriously it must be
> composed of members independent of the government and security
> contractor companies. We have, and will continue to be,
> http://newamerica.net/pressroom/2013/media_release_new_revelations_of_nsa_surveillance_underscore_need_for_an_independent_
> outspoken against the current Administration until they take real
> action to reform the NSA's activities. In short, OTI has been a strong
> critic of the U.S. government's surveillance activity. I hope the above
> made that clear. We care about this topic deeply not only when it comes
> to people in the U.S. but also abroad.