Issues/PRISM

=Introduction=

This is a collection of resources and articles related to the NSA surveillance program called PRISM, overall government surveillance, the Verizon metadata and eavesdropping affaird and Edward Snowden the Whistleblower who revealed it all.

'''PRISM is a clandestine national security electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) since 2007. PRISM is a government codename for a data collection effort known officially as US-984XN.

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden in June 2013 describe the PRISM program as enabling in-depth surveillance on live communications and stored information. It provides for the targeting of any customers of participating corporations who live outside the United States, or American citizens whose communications include web content of people outside the United States. Data which the NSA is able to obtain with the PRISM program includes email, video and voice chat, videos, photos, voice over IP conversations, file transfers, login notifications and social networking details''' from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program) =Actions/Protests=

Info about actions, protests and organising groups in relation to the NSA/PRISM surveillance revelations

Protect Our Privacy

 * Minutes from organising meeting, irc, 12 June 2013: http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/Minutes/PRISM_Protest_Meetings/2013-06-12
 * Next National IRC meeting 1pm AEST Saturday 29 June 2013
 * All welcome: http://pirateparty.org.au/irc/


 * Mailing List: ourprivacy@lists.pirateparty.org.au
 * Subscribe: http://lists.pirateparty.org.au/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/ourprivacy/


 * Sydney: Rally being planned
 * Rally at 1pm Saturday the 6th of July in Pitt St Mall Sydney
 * Cryptoparty being organised


 * Melbourne: Rally being planned


 * Brisbane: Rally being planned
 * 1pm Saturday 6th July 2013 opposite the Casino

Restore the Fourth

 * See: http://www.restorethefourth.net/
 * Protest List: http://www.restorethefourth.net/protests/
 * See Also: http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/ (Rally details listed in Sidebar) & also: http://www.reddit.com/r/rtforganizers
 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RestoreTheFourth

Washington DC July 4th protest

 * https://www.facebook.com/NsaPrismProtestDc

Stop PRISM

 * http://www.stopprism.org/
 * discussion forum: http://forums.888chan.org/
 * (Note: non-protests, but other discussions/online actions etc)

=Resources=


 * PRISM Break
 * Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop reporting your online activities to the American government with these free alternatives to proprietary software.
 * A resource that list alternate software options for better privacy.
 * We The People White House Petition: Pardon Edward Snowden
 * Resistance against Cyber-Surveillance within Social Movements and how Surveillance Adapts


 * http://stopprism.tumblr.com/


 * http://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/

=Memes, Images and other things of interest=


 * David Pope "Obama Hope" poster comic from the Canberra Times
 * Obama compared to Benjamin Franklin
 * PRISM - Dark side of the US Government (from @JuiceRapNews)
 * The NSA has sent you a friend request poster
 * NSA Terrorist identification chart
 * Meta-data (from Pirate Party Australia Facebook)

=Videos, Audio, Podcasts, Radio=

Dan Carlin's "Common Sense" Podcast

Show 255 - The Big Long Surveillance Show  (Mon, 10 Jun 2013  -   1:32:57 minutes   -   67.60mb) 

http://www.dancarlin.com//disp.php/csarchive/Show-255---The-Big-Long-Surveillance-Show/

Why Privacy Matters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG-UoZnPTo

''Privacy International asked lawyers, activists, researchers and hackers at Defcon 2012 about some of the debates that thrive at the intersection between law, technology and privacy. We also wanted to know why privacy matters to them, and what they thought the future of privacy looked like. This video is a result of those conversations. Featuring Cory Doctorow, Kade Crockford, Jameel Jaffer, Dan Kaminsky, Chris Soghoian, Marcia Hoffman, Moxie Marlinspike, Phil Zimmerman, Hanni Fakhoury and Eli O.''

Take note speech on answers to PRISM questions without notice

http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/content/questions-without-notice/take-note-speech-answers-prism-questions-without-notice

Ludlam raises PRISM in the Senate, questions without notice.

When Obama reads your email

http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2013/06/11/when-obama-reads-your-email.html

Biden talking about metadata surveillance in 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXwt8tVrGY0 Hypocritical change in tune to the administrations current activities

=Article Dump=

These articles will eventually be formatted in a more meaningful manner, but for now it is just a dump of relevant links and articles.

Blogs, Newspapers and Special Section etc covering the issues:

The Guardian special section: The NSA Files http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/the-nsa-files

Wikipedia entry on PRISM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)

Ryan J Gallagher (Journalist) blog: http://notes.rjgallagher.co.uk/

NSA Topics at Democracy Now!: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/nsa

Domestic Surveillance Topics at Democracy Now!: http://www.democracynow.org/topics/domestic_surveillance

www.prism.hol.es http://www.prism.hol.es/category/prism-english/

Restore the Fourth Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/

Articles etc specifically related to Snowden, his fate, options, etc
(plus articles of a personal nature on other key actors such as Greenwald)

Other surveillance related links/articles
= Privacy = Specifically related to privacy, and why it is important

Why Privacy Matters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsG-UoZnPTo Privacy International asked lawyers, activists, researchers and hackers at Defcon 2012 about some of the debates that thrive at the intersection between law, technology and privacy. We also wanted to know why privacy matters to them, and what they thought the future of privacy looked like. This video is a result of those conversations. Featuring Cory Doctorow, Kade Crockford, Jameel Jaffer, Dan Kaminsky, Chris Soghoian, Marcia Hoffman, Moxie Marlinspike, Phil Zimmerman, Hanni Fakhoury and Eli O.

The Age newpaper special feature articles on Privacy: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/the-privacy-question

Tales from surveillance states
Related anecdotes, tales and stories of interest

Another Childhood Memory Published Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 3:46 PM

http://www.newsfromme.com/2013/06/09/another-childhood-memory-2/

Reddit post to /r/changemyview which give a compelling account of how an authoritarian surveillance state unfolds

http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1fv4r6/i_believe_the_government_should_be_allowed_to/caeb3pl

=National Security Inquiry=

This whole issue bears some relevance to the National Security Inquiry undertaken by the Australian government into a range of 'cyber'-security issues, not least of which was a wide ranging Data Retention scheme. The Pirate Party wiki maintains a page of resources on the National Security Inquiry here: http://pirateparty.org.au/wiki/National_Security_Inquiry

= Other Misc Articles =

How NSA spooks spaffed my DAD'S DATA ALL OVER THE WEB

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/12/nsa_logo_scandal/

TV star plundered for key PRISM asset without so much as a thank-you

Firefox plug-in warns users of NSA surveillance

http://rt.com/usa/prism-floyd-nsa-surveillance-723/

A firefox browser plugin that plays "dark side of the moon" whenever you visit a site the NSA is tracking your activity on.

London's Privacy Falling Down

http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2002/11/56152

= Article link paste area=

Other links to include into relevant sections above Apple reveals details on US data requests: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/apple-reveals-details-on-us-data-requests-20130617-2oee9.html

Surveillance cameras can be hacked: expert: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/surveillance-cameras-can-be-hacked-expert-20130618-2of65.html

'You have to assume everything is being collected': http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/you-have-to-assume-everything-is-being-collected-20130617-2oczi.html

China says US should explain surveillance claims: June 18, 2013: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/china-says-us-should-explain-surveillance-claims-20130618-2of2b.html

US sued over privacy as Snowden disappears: June 12, 2013: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/us-sued-over-privacy-as-snowden-disappears-20130612-2o2yh.html

US government can't stop the truth: Ed Snowden: June 18, 2013:  http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/us-government-cant-stop-the-truth-ed-snowden-20130618-2oexh.html#ixzz2WXEysl7h

Germany widens its web of surveillence: June 17, 2013: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/germany-widens-its-web-of-surveillence-20130617-2od4o.html

Protests in Response to PRISM: 11 June 2013: http://weare1776.org/5765/domestic-policy/protests-in-response-to-prism/

Europe Protests PRISM And The AIPAC/Pro-PRISM People Are In Cahoots To Spy On Us: 11 June 2013: http://emsnews.wordpress.com/2013/06/11/europe-protests-prism-and-the-aipacpro-prism-people-are-in-cahoots-to-spy-on-us/

NSA PRISM: Pentagon bracing for anti-government activism over climate change disasters: 14 June 2013: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/14/nsa-prism-pentagon-bracing-for-anti-government-activism-over-climate-change-disasters/

How to trend Twitter successfully: http://stopprism.tumblr.com/post/52952650251/how-to-trend-twitter-successfully

'Restore the Fourth' protests planned nationwide in response to NSA leaks: 10 June 2013: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/10/restore-the-fourth-protests-planned.html?page=all

British, US agencies spied on world leaders at G20: 18 June 2013: http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/british-us-agencies-spied-on-world-leaders-at-g20-20130617-2oeh4.html#ixzz2WXHOJyh2

An open letter to Congress from "Restore the Fourth". This is being sent to news media outlets across the country. http://www.reddit.com/r/restorethefourth/comments/1gafsc/an_open_letter_to_congress_from_restore_the/

NSA spying: historical legal challenges and growing grassroots resistance: 17 June 2013: http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blog/?p=13739

NSA: It Would Violate Your Privacy to Say if We Spied on You: 18th June 2013: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/nsa-spied/

What is PRISM? Reddit "Explain like I'm 5" subreddit post: http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1fx8zs/what_is_prism/

Breakdown of the PRISM/NSA story so far - with links http://www.reddit.com/r/inthenews/comments/1fxgcx/breakdown_of_the_prismnsa_story_so_far_with_links/

US government invokes special privilege to stop scrutiny of data mining: 8 June 2013: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/us-government-special-privilege-scrutiny-data

Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind: 13 June 2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/technology/secret-court-ruling-put-tech-companies-in-data-bind.html