[declan at well.com: [Politech] ACLU launches "Don't Spy on Me" campaign; protests [priv]]

[Tyler Durden]

I work across the street from the Vesey Street location but I saw no one 
when I went out to lunch today. Which is not to say they weren't there, but 
it can't have been very large.

-TD


>From: Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org>
>To: cypherpunks at jfet.org
>Subject: [declan at well.com: [Politech] ACLU launches "Don't Spy on Me"  
>campaign; protests [priv]]
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 19:45:59 +0200
>
>----- Forwarded message from Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com> -----
>
>From: Declan McCullagh <declan at well.com>
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:24:46 -0700
>To: Politech <politech at politechbot.com>
>Subject: [Politech]
>	ACLU launches "Don't Spy on Me" campaign; protests [priv]
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>
>Also there are protests in SF, NYC, Boston, Chicago today:
>http://saveaccess.org/
>
>I'm planning to stop by the SF one by the SBC stadium at noon.
>
>-Declan
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: ACLU Launches "Don't Spy on Me" Campaign
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:15:25 -0400
>From: Barry Steinhardt <BSTEINHARDT at aclu.org>
>To: <declan at well.com>
>
>Declan,
>
>
>Politechers may be interested to know that the ACLU is launching a
>nationwide consumer campaign today to respond to the recent revelations
>about the telecoms and NSA spying.  We are:
>
>A) asking the FCC to fulfill its regulatory obligation and investigate
>(Chairman Martin's lame argument that they cannot do so notwithstanding)
>
>B) ACLU offices around the country are filing demands with Public
>Utility Commissions, which often have considerable power to enforce
>state privacy laws, asking for investigations and cease-and-desist actions.
>
>C) Inviting citizens to add their names to these actions, and making it
>easy to do so via www.aclu.org/dontspy
>
>Our appeal is below.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Barry
>
>------
>Barry Steinhardt
>Director, Technology and Liberty Project, ACLU
>
>
>Dear Friend,
>
>It's illegal and un-American for your phone company to hand over your
>phone records to the government without a legal order. But it looks like
>that's just what they're doing: violating the privacy and rights of
>millions of innocent Americans in the process.
>
>The phone companies have no right to forfeit your privacy. And just last
>night we learned that the FCC has refused to investigate these illegal
>actions, using the same "state secrets" excuse used by the very phone
>companies it's supposed to hold accountable.
>
>Today, the ACLU is launching a nationwide consumer campaign demanding
>that regulators do their jobs and protect our privacy. We need your help.
>
><Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy.>
><www.aclu.org/dontspy>
>
>It's outrageous that the agency created to guard the people's interest
>is burying its head in the sand during what may be the most massive
>abuse of customer privacy in American history.
>
>We can't stand idly by while corporations, federal regulators and even
>our elected leaders fail to champion our rights or uphold our basic
>system of checks and balances. The power to right these wrongs
>ultimately resides in the hands of the American people.
>
>The ACLU is filing formal documents with the Federal Communications
>Commission (FCC) insisting that they fulfill their regulatory obligation
>and investigate this breach of consumer trust. At the same time, ACLU
>offices across the country are filing similar demands with regulatory
>authorities in dozens of states.
>
>Regulators need to hear that the public demands action. The longer the
>list of names, the more powerful our message. Federal and state
>officials must use their authority to investigate and fine the phone
>companies, and your voice will make a difference.
>
>Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy.
>
>We must not allow the government and the phone companies to collude in
>this massive illegal attack on our privacy and our trust.
>
>And we certainly can't wait for Congress to act, or for the phone
>companies to reverse course.
>
>Join us in telling the FCC that we won't take no for an answer -- they
>must investigate. And don't let the states follow the FCC's wrong-headed
>example. We are simultaneously filing 20 actions across the nation TODAY.
>
>Please add your name and your voice. All you have to do is use our
>online form. We'll add your name to our demand for FCC action and to
>local filings in applicable states. After you sign on, you can also send
>an email directly to each of the four FCC commissioners letting them
>know Americans want answers and action.
>
>Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy.
>
>As always, thank you for standing with us. Every voice in this fight is
>going to matter, so please take action today.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Anthony D. Romero
>Executive Director
>ACLU
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