Debby
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"...Stop Spying on Wikipedia UsersTODAY, we’re filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month. We’re doing so because a fundamental pillar of democracy is at stake: the free exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Our lawsuit says that the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance of Internet traffic on American soil — often called “upstream” surveillance — violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy, as well as the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of expression and association. We also argue that this agency activity exceeds the authority granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that Congress amended in 2008.
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So how do you folks feel about Wikipedia suing the NSA and what do you think of their stated reasons? Personally I hope that something comes of it because after reading through the explanation, I can see where it is an issue. Apparently simply reading Wikipedia on a given topic can put you on their watch list.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-...d-nsa’s-dragnet-surveillance-internet-traffic
Our lawsuit says that the N.S.A.’s mass surveillance of Internet traffic on American soil — often called “upstream” surveillance — violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects the right to privacy, as well as the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of expression and association. We also argue that this agency activity exceeds the authority granted by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that Congress amended in 2008.
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So how do you folks feel about Wikipedia suing the NSA and what do you think of their stated reasons? Personally I hope that something comes of it because after reading through the explanation, I can see where it is an issue. Apparently simply reading Wikipedia on a given topic can put you on their watch list.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-...d-nsa’s-dragnet-surveillance-internet-traffic