Protest Against Mass Surveillance
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
February 11th, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Details: Meet at Humlegården, Stockholm. Learn more from @AnonswedenInfo.
Website: anonsweden.se/?p=4981 and Facebook event
Speaking Event
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa February 11th, 2014 at 6:30 PM ** **Details: Earlier this week, sniffmap.telcomap.org estimated that around 60% of all South African internet traffic passes through nodes known to be monitored by one of the Five Eyes. We often hear that South Africa’s own security services are even more invasive – although little…
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
“The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been nominated by two Norwegian MPs for the Nobel Peace Prize, meaning the US contractor currently claiming asylum in Russia could be awarded the same prize accepted by President Barak Obama in 2009.” [Source: Independent.co.uk, Wednesday, January 29, 2014]
European Court of Human Rights will hear case about GCHQ spying
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FightBack
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On anniversary of Aaron Swartz’s tragic passing, leading internet groups and online platforms announce day of activism against NSA surveillance. On January 11, 2013, Aaron Swartz took his own life. Aaron had a brilliant, inquisitive mind that he employed towards the ends of technology, writing, research, art, and so much more. Near the end of his…
300 Incredible Things for Women on the Internet
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2012 GISWatch on “the internet and corruption” launched during the IGF
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Their Own: Female Fandoms Online
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