Als hätte „Minority Report“ in deutschen Amtsstuben das Denken ersetzt. Der Dokumentarfilm von Klaus Stern stellt den Menschen vor, der diese Vision verkauft – und mit ihr eine technoide Version der Totalüberwachung salonfähig macht. Dass der Film dabei selbst ein Teil dieser Normalisierung wird, ist die bittere Pointe. Er zeigt, was er nicht kritisiert. Das ist sein größtes Problem. (ARD, Wh.)

Today in Labor History June 15, 1917: President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act into law. The law targeted leftist, anti-war and labor organizations, especially the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which was devastated because of the arrests and deportations of its members. When Eugene Debs spoke against the draft in Canton, Ohio, he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He ran for president from prison in 1920, winning nearly 1 million votes (3.4%). The government used the law to arrest anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman and depart them to the Soviet Union. They used the law against the Rosenbergs, whom they executed. They also used it against Daniel Ellsberg, whose “Pentagon Papers” were published by the NY Times 52 years ago. The Espionage Act is still on the books and was used recently to prosecute Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #espionageact #redscare #freespeech #anarchism #prison #policestate #repression #soviet #emmagoldman #rosenbergs #edwardsnowden #chelseamanning #eugenedebs #IWW #warcrimes #imperialism

US Espionage: Legal Basis Expires, Espionage Continues

A notorious US law for digital espionage expires on Friday. However, leading Republicans say nothing will change in practice.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/US-Espionage-Legal-Basis-Expires-Espionage-Continues-11329589.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#EdwardSnowden #Geheimdienste #Netzpolitik #Recht #Spionage #Überwachung #news

US-Spionage: Rechtsgrundlage läuft aus, Spionage läuft weiter

Ein berüchtigtes US-Gesetz für digitale Spionage tritt am Freitag außer Kraft. An der Praxis soll sich dennoch nichts ändern, meinen führende Republikaner.

https://www.heise.de/news/US-Spionage-Rechtsgrundlage-laeuft-aus-Spionage-laeuft-weiter-11329582.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#EdwardSnowden #Geheimdienste #Netzpolitik #Recht #Spionage #Überwachung #news

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."

— Edward Snowden

"Argumentar que você não se importa com o direito à privacidade porque não tem nada a esconder não é diferente de falar que você não se importa com a liberdade de expressão porque não tem nada a dizer."

— Edward Snowden

#EdwardSnowden

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."

— Edward Snowden

"Argumentar que você não se importa com o direito à privacidade porque não tem nada a esconder não é diferente de falar que você não se importa com a liberdade de expressão porque não tem nada a dizer."

— Edward Snowden

#EdwardSnowden

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."

— Edward Snowden

"Argumentar que você não se importa com o direito à privacidade porque não tem nada a esconder não é diferente de falar que você não se importa com a liberdade de expressão porque não tem nada a dizer."

— Edward Snowden

#EdwardSnowden