Travel News - Anti-terror agencies win anti-privacy awards




Spiff
Apr 7, 03, 9:43 am
GovExec.com Article (http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0403/040403td2.htm)

"Anti-terrorism surveillance proposals from the Defense, Justice and Homeland Security departments earned the scorn of the activist group Privacy International here on Thursday as the group issued its annual "Big Brother" awards.


The awards are presented at the annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference to the "government agencies, companies and initiatives that have done most to invade personal privacy," according to the London-based group. The recipients receive George Orwell statues of a large golden boot crushing a human head, inspired by the British author's classic 1984."

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"Give me Liberty or give me Death." - Patrick Henry


tazi
Apr 7, 03, 7:48 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The final award, the "Admiral John M. Poindexter Lifetime Menace" award, was presented to Osama bin Laden, the head of the al Qaeda terrorist network. Displaying video of a speech by bin Laden, Privacy International activists offered this translation: "Terrorists are clearly determined to force USA to curtail freedoms. I am here to tell you that we have won."</font>

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"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Ben Franklin

Xyzzy
Apr 7, 03, 7:49 pm
I'm not sure whether to applaud this or to cry...




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