Hi ! [log in to unmask] I think I was told that America is not alone in this opeartion. There are 5 others countries (English-speaking countries). @Katitza : Please, could I know which countries (allies) are you talking about ? Kind regards. -Olevie- 2014/1/22 Rudi Rusdiah <[log in to unmask]> > We supported this kind of movement .. If we believe in democracy ( of > internet), not just by slogan let say that america is the forerunner > (propaganda) of democracy in the world but in reality is represive (big > brother, wire tapping) in term of the strugle for internet privacy (human > right) and freedom (democracy) > Regards rusdiah - indonesia > Sent from my BlackBerry® > powered by Sinyal Kuat INDOSAT > > -----Original Message----- > From: Katitza Rodriguez <[log in to unmask]> > Sender: NCSG-Discuss <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:37:29 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Katitza Rodriguez <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [NCSG-Discuss] The Day We Fight Back - February 11th > > (apologize for the cross posting) > > Dear NCSG community > > The Snowden revelations have provided us with disturbing details and > confirmation of some of our worst fears about the NSA and its partners > spying practices. Indeed, the NSA and its five allies in five > English-speaking countries have been building a global surveillance > infrastructure to “master the internet” and spy on the worlds > communications. > > They are undermining basic encryption standards, the very backbone of > the Internet. It has collected the phone records of hundreds of millions > of people not suspected of any crime. It has swept up the electronic > communications of millions of people at home and abroad > indiscriminately, exploiting the digital technologies we use to connect > and inform. They have secretive data sharing agreements outside of the > rule of law. > > But we aren’t going to let the NSA and its five allies to ruin the > Internet. Inspired by the memory of Aaron, fueled by our victory against > SOPA and ACTA, we are joining the DayWeFightBack campaign to fight back > against mass surveillance at home and abroad. > > To that end, we are asking you to join the campaign by: > > 1/ Sending an email to [log in to unmask] confirming your interest to > participate in this action; > 2/ Letting us know what you can do in your own country. > > I'm hoping to have your answer as soon as possible so we can take the > next steps. > > 3/ And if you have a huge newsletter database that can reach out to > thousands of individuals, please let us know that too. There might be > other ways where you can collaborate in the global campaign. > > The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as > a community. As Aaron put it, everybody "made themselves the hero of > their own story." We can set a date, but we need all of you, the users > of the Internet, to make it a movement. > > More information > > Timing > > The public-facing side of this campaign is February 11th. > > Here's how you can join the effort: > > 1. Visit TheDayWeFightBack.org. > > 2. If you are a citizen of the world, sign the 13 Necessary and > Proportionate Principles here: > https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/take-action: > > Note: We are currently revamping the site so be ready! > > 3. Sign up to indicate that you'll participate and receive updates. > > 4. Use social media tools on the site to announce your participation. > > 5. Develop memes, tools, websites, and do whatever else you can to > participate and encourage others to do so. > > 6. Be creative -- plan your own action. Go to the streets. Build a site. > Promote the Principles. > > > > > > > -- Olévié (Olivier) A. A. KOUAMI Membre de ISoc (www.isog.org) & du FOSSFA (www.fossfa.net) DG Ets GIDA-OKTETS & CEO de INTIC4DEV (http://www.intic4dev.org) PC Vice Chair for Francophone Africa ICANN-NCSG/NPOC (http://www.npoc.org/) SG de ESTETIC (http://www.estetic.tg) Po Box : 851 - Tél.: (228) 90 98 86 50 / (228) 928 512 41 / (228) 224 999 25 Skype : olevie1 Facebook : @olivier.kouami.3 Twitter : #oleviek Lomé – Togo