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PRESS RELEASE: Appeal Court ruling upholds Human Rights & Democracy

25-05-2009 11:17

LONDON: Today, Thursday 21 May 2009, the Court of Appeal found that
the Metropolitan police broke the law in its routine surveillance of people involved
in lawful and peaceful political activity[1]. The legal action arose when staff members from Campaign Against Arms Trade legitimately attended the 2005 Annual General Meeting of
Reed Elsevier, as shareholders, to question the board about its acquisition of
a company which organised armsfairs[2]. The police will now need to ensure
that their surveillance practices and record keeping comply with the court
ruling and human rights legislation.

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Anti-id action in Dover!

24-05-2009 22:02

The government is preparing to infringe on our privacy and personal libertys even more by forcing all UK citizens to carry ID cards with your biometric data on that we will have the privilege to pay for. We do not accept this...

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Global IMC Newsreal -

24-05-2009 14:47

This is a monthly newsreal produced from all the submissions that are received from around the world.

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This is how to smash anti-pirate org BayTSP

16-05-2009 14:13

If you google " http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&num=100&q=%22infringement+information%22+site%3Abaytsp.com&btnG=Search" you can see where anti-pirate mafia company BayTSP send warnings to people they believe downloaded illegal files. Anyone can click their web form to agree a legally binding contract on behalf of the alleged perp. But that is illegal. You can type anything, say anything. Just be careful what you click re: 'Compliance Statement'.

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Today: protest against internet surveillance in Brazil

14-05-2009 12:35

The action is called against the "Digital AI-5" and named after the "fifth in a series of decrees issued by the military regime in the years following the 1964 military coup in Brazil"[2] and that set a hardline policy regarding freedom of speech and other civil liberties.

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CCTV Planned for East Oxford Community Centre?

13-05-2009 22:42

Help reverse community centre CCTV decision.

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Blurred faces in photos, SOS: Stop blurring now!

13-05-2009 00:53

SOS the cops know how to see your face even though it might be blurred in an online photo, but they can also infer useful information from your skin colour or pair of jeans!

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Police obtain new surveillance cameras

12-05-2009 11:22

Sherpa camera in Clerkenwell Green
At the same time Police have obtained new powers to stop the public and press photographing them, they have obtained a new means of filming the public.

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GCHQ update

05-05-2009 11:46

"Spy chiefs are already spending hundreds of millions of pounds on a mass internet surveillance system, despite Jacqui Smith's announcement earlier this week that proposals for a central warehouse of communications data had been dumped on privacy grounds."

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European Emergency!: on May 6th some of the Europarlamentaries intend to finish

03-05-2009 17:16

This is a call for direct action. You just have to fill in this form and your message will reach automatically to ALL of the Europarlamentaries of your country:  http://xmailer.hacktivistas.net/en/message

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European Emergency!: on May 6th some of the Europarlamentaries intend to finish

03-05-2009 16:15

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This is a call for direct action. You just have to fill in this form and your message will reach automatically to ALL of the Europarlamentaries of your country:  http://xmailer.hacktivistas.net/en/message

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European Emergency!: on May 6th some of the Europarlamentaries intend to finish

03-05-2009 15:38

This is a call for direct action. You just have to fill in this form and your message will reach automatically to ALL of the Europarlamentaries of your country:  http://xmailer.hacktivistas.net/en/message

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Phorm spyware company attacks "activists" who dare to criticise it

29-04-2009 10:25

Phorm is a company which wants to spy on your Internet traffic so that it can 'profile' you and sell the results to advertisers.

On 28 April this multi-million dollar company chose to launch an attack on a few vocal individuals who publicly oppose it. The results for the company have been overwhelmingly negative...

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plans to monitor ALL internet use

28-04-2009 13:43

Communications firms are being asked to record all internet contacts between people as part of a modernisation in UK police surveillance tactics.

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CCTV proposed scheme for Forest Fields : public meeting report

24-04-2009 12:56

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Area 4 Neighbourhood Management Team of Nottingham City Council has proposed a CCTV scheme for Forest Fields. Supported by the police a public meeting was held from 6.30pm until 8pm on Thursday April 23 at Djanogly City Academy on Gregory Boulevard.

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MediaCampLondon - The Media is Dead, Long Live the Media!

21-04-2009 16:36

May 1st-3rd - new media gathering on Raven's Ait Island.

The imminent commercial collapse of mainstream media, and its replacement by PR-driven news, threatens the journalistic integrity and independence necessary for a free scoiety. The next generation could be without the 4th Estate.

We have 20 people sighed up, we have space for more - please add your name and contact to wiki if you whona come for the weekend.

TO GET the LATEST UPDATES, SIGN UP AND TO ADD PROPOSALS FOR THE GATHERING, go to:  http://barcamp.org/visionOntv

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Pirate Bay Verdict: Why Does SWEDEN Persecute its Citizens?

19-04-2009 04:03

Boston Tea Party: about taxation w/o representation. What about Microsoft Tax?

To kiss up to the United States of course, but read on.

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Pirate Bay case exposes corporate greed

18-04-2009 18:35

The Pirate Bay case has proved to be a massive own goal for the entertainments industry, serving to expose to the world their naked greed. Have they never heard of the McLibel trial?

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Pirate Bay

17-04-2009 16:26

Pirate Bay has been closed down, the founders hit with heavy fines.