Mass Surveillance
BetweenMyths | 25.02.2009 17:09 | Analysis | Other Press | Technology
In July 2001 the European Parliament compiled a report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system) (2001/2098(INI). The report concluded that a global system for intercepting communications exists and that what is important, is that its purpose is to intercept private and commercial communications, and not military communications.
The research think tank DEMOS have estimated, that the average economically active individual, in the developed world is on about 700 databases. Surveillance and the collection of data has become so pervasive that it has resulted in a dedicated research organisation - the Surveillance Studies Network.
In 2008, the United Nations (UN), published 'From E-Government to Connected Governance'; A UN e-government survey to assess the readiness of the 192 Member States in implementing a system of global e-governance.
http://www.unpan.org/egovernment.asp
The rest of this article provides links and evidence of how the internet and electronic communication are being used as global tools for the mass surveillance of citizens.
Vint Cerf: The person most often called 'the father of the Internet'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf
Bob Kahn also worked at DARPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Kahn
Vint Cerf had at one time worked for DARPA and is now with Google.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/vintcerf.html
Google was initially funded by NASA, DARPA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100660
Peter Norvig, formerly employed by NASA’s ARC, is now Google’s
Director of Research since 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norvig
Earlier this year (2008) Google signed a 40-90 year lease at NASA's
Ames Research Centre (ARC) http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2008/08_51AR.html
As well as Youtube and other acquisitions, Google also acquired Neven Vision, the worlds most advanced machine
vision firm. http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-neven-vision-image-recognition/3728/
Google's Singularity Summit 2007
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6187
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2001/sep/echelon.pdf
Europarl report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system) (2001/2098(INI)
7.4: Conclusion: "To sum up, it can therefore be said that the current legal position is that in principle an ECHELON type intelligence system is not in breach of Union law because it does not concern the aspects of Union law that would be required for there to be incompatibility. However, this applies only where the system is actually used exclusively for the purposes of state security in the broad sense. On the other hand, were it to be used for other purposes and for industrial espionage directed against foreign firms, this would constitute an infringement of EC law. Were a Member State to be involved in such action, it would be in breach of Community law."
A guide to ECHELON
http://www.indopedia.org/ECHELON.html
Video - Echelon: The Most Secret Spy System
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Echelon+-+The+Most+Secret+Spy+System&sitesearch=#
In November 2007 Raytheon Systems Ltd of the UK headed a consortium which won a £650 million Home Office contract to track, profile and check against everyone entering and leaving the UK. Raytheon USA is the parent company.
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/dec/uk-trusted-borders-ho-project.pdf
The world’s largest public gathering (collaboration) of international law enforcement, intelligence network, defense analysts and telecom operators.
http://www.issworldtraining.com/
An appraisal of technologies of political control
http://jya.com/stoa-atpc.htm
Global Surveillance
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/echelon05.htm
Mass Surveillance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance
Government databases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_databases
In 2008, the United Nations (UN), published 'From E-Government to Connected Governance'; A UN e-government survey to assess the readiness of the 192 Member States in implementing a system of global e-governance.
http://www.unpan.org/egovernment.asp The rest of this article provides links and evidence of how the internet and electronic communication are being used as global tools for the mass surveillance of citizens.
Vint Cerf: The person most often called 'the father of the Internet'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf Bob Kahn also worked at DARPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Kahn Vint Cerf had at one time worked for DARPA and is now with Google.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/vintcerf.html Google was initially funded by NASA, DARPA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100660 Peter Norvig, formerly employed by NASA’s ARC, is now Google’s
Director of Research since 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norvig Earlier this year (2008) Google signed a 40-90 year lease at NASA's
Ames Research Centre (ARC)
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2008/08_51AR.html As well as Youtube and other acquisitions, Google also acquired Neven Vision, the worlds most advanced machine
vision firm.
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-neven-vision-image-recognition/3728/ Google's Singularity Summit 2007
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6187 http://www.statewatch.org/news/2001/sep/echelon.pdf Europarl report on the existence of a global system for the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON interception system) (2001/2098(INI)
7.4: Conclusion: "To sum up, it can therefore be said that the current legal position is that in principle an ECHELON type intelligence system is not in breach of Union law because it does not concern the aspects of Union law that would be required for there to be incompatibility. However, this applies only where the system is actually used exclusively for the purposes of state security in the broad sense. On the other hand, were it to be used for other purposes and for industrial espionage directed against foreign firms, this would constitute an infringement of EC law. Were a Member State to be involved in such action, it would be in breach of Community law."
A guide to ECHELON
http://www.indopedia.org/ECHELON.html Video - Echelon: The Most Secret Spy System
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Echelon+-+The+Most+Secret+Spy+System&sitesearch=# In November 2007 Raytheon Systems Ltd of the UK headed a consortium which won a £650 million Home Office contract to track, profile and check against everyone entering and leaving the UK. Raytheon USA is the parent company.
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2007/dec/uk-trusted-borders-ho-project.pdf The world’s largest public gathering (collaboration) of international law enforcement, intelligence network, defense analysts and telecom operators.
http://www.issworldtraining.com/ An appraisal of technologies of political control
http://jya.com/stoa-atpc.htm Global Surveillance
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/echelon05.htm Mass Surveillance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance Government databases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_databases
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