On Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:50:48 +0200 Tom <tom@vondein.org> wrote:
On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 06:04:34PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
How about reforming the "modern" "democratic" state with direct democracy - Swiss style ?
Doesn't work: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Schweizer-erlauben-Geheimdienst-umfan...
(german only, sorry).
In a referendum swiss citizens agreed to the latest surveilance law (NDG). According to the new law NDB (swiss intelligence service) will be allowed to:
- open letters - intercept phone calls - intercept sms - install bug devices in apparments - install troyans on computers and mobiles - apply gps trackers to vehicles - live-search of communications like mail or chat - interrupt & attack networks (domestic and foreign) - store all collected data for 6 months - companies are obliged to comply with surveillance requests - no more protection of lawers or journalists - and a lot more
65% of voters agreed with the law.
Thanks! I had missed that one. I was about to comment that sometimes they voted for the right thing (voted against copyright in 1866 I believe), but sometimes didn't. Most of the results don't look too good I'm afraid.
Tom.