The Day We Fight Back. February 11 2014

The Day We Fight Back. February 11 2014, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

"In January 2012 we defeated the SOPA and PIPA censorship legislation with the largest Internet protest in history. Today we face another critical threat, one that again undermines the Internet and the notion that any of us live in a genuinely free society: mass surveillance.

In celebration of the win against SOPA and PIPA two years ago, and in memory of one of its leaders, Aaron Swartz, we are planning a day of protest against mass surveillance, to take place this February 11th.

Together we will push back against powers that seek to observe, collect, and analyze our every digital action. Together, we will make it clear that such behavior is not compatible with democratic governance. Together, if we persist, we will win this fight."

thedaywefightback.org/

The Day We Fight Back. February 11 2014

The Day We Fight Back. February 11 2014, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

"In January 2012 we defeated the SOPA and PIPA censorship legislation with the largest Internet protest in history. Today we face another critical threat, one that again undermines the Internet and the notion that any of us live in a genuinely free society: mass surveillance.

In celebration of the win against SOPA and PIPA two years ago, and in memory of one of its leaders, Aaron Swartz, we are planning a day of protest against mass surveillance, to take place this February 11th.

Together we will push back against powers that seek to observe, collect, and analyze our every digital action. Together, we will make it clear that such behavior is not compatible with democratic governance. Together, if we persist, we will win this fight."

thedaywefightback.org/

The official NSA T-Shirt - availabe at authorisered retail outlets across Europe

The official NSA T-Shirt - availabe at authorisered retail outlets across Europe, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

"The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it,"

"The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it,", a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

"Behind Winston's back the voice from the telescreen was still babbling away about pig-iron and the overfulfilment of the Ninth Three-Year Plan. The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time. But at any rate they could plug in your wire whenever they wanted to. You had to live -- did live, from habit that became instinct -- in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized."

1984 - George Orwell

People make phone calls for all kinds of reasons and to ensure your safety we monitor them all. NSA

People make phone calls for all kinds of reasons and to ensure your safety we monitor them all. NSA, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.

People make phone calls for all kinds of reasons and to ensure your safety we follow them all.

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NSA - Stasi for the Facebook generation

NSA - Stasi for the Facebook generation, a photo by Teacher Dude's BBQ on Flickr.