[sudo-discuss] more on - The Day we Fight Back - 2/11

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from the EFF-intl team.  
> The Snowden revelations have provided us with disturbing details and
> confirmation of some of our worst fears about the NSA and its partners
> spying practices. Indeed, the NSA and its five allies in five
> English-speaking countries have been building a global surveillance
> infrastructure to “master the internet” and spy on the worlds
> communications.
>  
> They are undermining basic encryption standards, the very backbone of
> the Internet. It has collected the phone records of hundreds of millions
> of people not suspected of any crime. It has swept up the electronic
> communications of millions of people at home and abroad
> indiscriminately, exploiting the digital technologies we use to connect
> and inform. They have secretive data sharing agreements to bypass
> domestic privacy protections and outside of the rule of law.
>  
> But we aren’t going to let the NSA and its five allies to ruin the
> Internet. Inspired by the memory of Aaron, fueled by our victory against
> SOPA and ACTA, we are joining the DayWeFightBack campaign to fight back
> against mass surveillance at home and abroad.
>  
> To that end, we are asking you to join the campaign by:
>  
> 1. Sending an email to rights at eff.org (mailto:rights at eff.org) confirming your interest to
> participate in this action;
> 2. Letting us know what you can do in your own country.
>  
> I'm hoping to have your answer as soon as possible so we can take the
> next steps.
>  
> And if you have a huge newsletter database that can reach out to
> thousands of individuals, please let us know that too. There might be
> other ways where you can collaborate in the global campaign.
>  
> The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as
> a community. As Aaron put it, everybody "made themselves the hero of
> their own story." We can set a date, but we need all of you, the users
> of the Internet, to make it a movement.
>  
> More information
>  
> Timing
>  
> The public-facing side of this campaign, based on the timing suggested
> by The Day We Fight Back organizers is February 11th.
>  
> Here's how you can join the effort:
>  
> 1. Visit TheDayWeFightBack.org (http://TheDayWeFightBack.org).
>  
> 2. If you are a citizen of the world, sign the 13 Necessary and
> Proportionate Principles here:
> https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/take-action:
>  
> Note: We are currently revamping the site of the Necessary and
> Proportionate Principles.
>  
> 3. Sign up to indicate that you'll participate and receive updates.
>  
> 4. If you have a website, install a banner on February 11th.
> If you work at a company with a website, let them know you think your
> company should join the protest.
>  
> 5. Use social media tools on the site to announce your participation.
>  
> 6. Develop memes, tools, websites, and do whatever else you can to
> participate and encourage others to do so.
>  
> 7. Be creative. Organize your own action -- Call for the end of mass
> surveillance at home and abroad.
>  
> Katitza Rodriguez
> EFF International Rights Director
>  
>  
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