Luminous Animal
Luminous Animal's JournalReporters Without Borders: U.S. is the enemy of the internet...
U.S. surveillance practices and decryption activities are a direct threat to investigative journalists, especially those who work with sensitive sources for whom confidentiality is paramount and who are already under pressure, the organization said.
The U.S. had never before been included on Reporters Without Borders "Enemies of the Internet" list. Other countries listed as enemies include Russia, Iran, Syria and North Korea, as well as the United Kingdom, which was criticized for its Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
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In addition to the NSA, Reporters Without Borders also criticized the Obama administration for launching a witch hunt against Snowden and other leakers of confidential information.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/200866-us-labeled-enemy-of-internet#ixzz2wLfV09vj
CPAC vs SXSW : Edward Snowden becoming the Face of Leadership in America
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/edward-snowden-leader(Emphasis mine)
In Washington D.C., Sarah Palin delivered the keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.
She literally read a childrens book to adults to raucous applause. It was a modified Dr. Seuss book that she got from an email chain letter.
In that other movement, there are meetings like the one today at SXSW. They talked about the complexities of data collection and how to synthesize it, transparently, for good. It was about exposing data collection programs to scrutiny to uncover abuse so it can only be used for people, not against them. It was about, as Snowden said today, how do you interpret (these communications), how do you understand them.
All this tech talk is, invariably, filled with compassion.
Its no longer a question of if we will or will not have a better America. Its a question of how long it will take the younger and brighter and better to drown out the institution that is impeding American progress with grade school debate, bullying and pettiness. Its a question of when they will be able to communicate to America that they are the only chance at a productive future.
Those communicators are just starting to surface now. Bill Nye is viewed as a cult hero because we allowed him into our classrooms with VHS tapes, then he refined and strengthened and sharpened his message as we refined and strengthened and sharpened along with him. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, one of the worlds first pop-astrophysicists, debuted a show last night solely about how our world was created. That show was the third-highest rated show on television last night.
He never declared any such thing.
And he had never changed his story. The CIA and the Booz Allen are two distinct organizations.
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