{"id":121850,"date":"2014-05-30T19:55:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?p=121850"},"modified":"2014-05-31T01:50:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T01:50:48","slug":"reset-net-anti-surveillance-protest-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/latest-news\/reset-net-anti-surveillance-protest-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Reset the Net&#8221; anti-surveillance protest planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The NSA has corrupted the Internet. On June 5, we will\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/resetthenet.tumblr.com\/\">Reset the Net.<\/a>\u00a0We hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">June 5 is the one-year anniversary of the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2013\/06\/confirmed-nsa-spying-millions-americans\">first documents<\/a>\u00a0leaked by Edward Snowden. While EFF has been\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/cases\/jewel\">fighting NSA surveillance<\/a>\u00a0for years, 2013 marked a new chapter in our battle against mass spying. The documents made it clear to everyone why we care so much, and why they should too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Surveillance affects everyone, in the United States and internationally. Millions of innocent people have had their communications swept up by the NSA\u2019s dragnet surveillance. Thomas Drake, former NSA official and whistleblower\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/for-nsa-chief-terrorist-threat-drives-passion-to-collect-it-all\/2013\/07\/14\/3d26ef80-ea49-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html\">described<\/a>\u00a0recently retired NSA chief General Keith Alexander\u2019s surveillance philosophy: \u201cHe is absolutely obsessed and completely driven to take it all, whenever possible.\u201d This philosophy clearly underpinned his nearly nine year tenure at the NSA. In addition to this collect-it-all strategy, the NSA has used tactics such as\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/firstlook.org\/theintercept\/article\/2014\/03\/12\/nsa-plans-infect-millions-computers-malware\/\">deploying malware<\/a>, trying to\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2013\/09\/leaks-show-nsa-working-undermine-encrypted-communications-heres-how-you-can-fight\">weaken encryption<\/a>, and\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/international\/world\/the-nsa-uses-powerful-toolbox-in-effort-to-spy-on-global-networks-a-940969-3.html\">other sophisticated techniques<\/a>\u00a0that make the Internet less secure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Mass surveillance is toxic for the Internet. The Internet is a powerful force that can promote democracy, innovation, and creativity, but it\u2019s being subverted as a tool for government spying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">That\u2019s why EFF has joined with dozens of other organizations in calling for a day of action to Reset the Net. On June 5<sup style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">th<\/sup>, Reset the Net is asking everyone to help by installing\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/resetthenet.tumblr.com\/post\/84331967485\/the-privacy-pack\">free software tools<\/a>\u00a0that are designed to protect your privacy on a computer or a mobile device. Reset the Net is also calling on websites and developers to add\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #cc0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/resetthenet.tumblr.com\/post\/84137916350\/how-we-secure-the-web-https-hsts-pfs\">surveillance resistant features<\/a>, like HTTPS and forward secrecy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u2019t wait for your privacy and freedom. Start taking it back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2014\/05\/join-us-june-5th-reset-net\" target=\"_blank\">Republished<\/a> with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSA has corrupted the Internet. On June 5, we will\u00a0Reset the Net.\u00a0We hope you\u2019ll join us. June 5 is the one-year anniversary of the\u00a0first documents\u00a0leaked by Edward Snowden. While EFF has been\u00a0fighting NSA surveillance\u00a0for years, 2013 marked a new chapter in our battle against mass spying. 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