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"Since 1998, much has been written and spoken about the so-called Echelon system of international communications surveillance. Most of what has been written has been denied or ignored by US and European authorities. But much of what has been written has also been exaggerated or wrong. Amongst a sea of denials, obfuscations and errors, confusion has reigned. This review by Duncan Campbell, author of the European Parliament's 1999 "Interception Capabilities 2000" report[1], is intended to help clear up the confusion, to say what Echelon is (and isn't), where it came from and what it does. Echelon, or systems like it, will be with us a long time to come"

" This website is about an author, Ron Jones and his video storytelling. He is internationally known for the Emmy and Peabody Award adaptation of his classroom experience called THE WAVE. His books The Acorn People and B-Ball have been made into TV dramas. Ron lives in San Francisco, California where he performs regularly as a storyteller. Inteview with Ron on the THE WAVE"

Laut einem Zeitungsbericht verstößt die NSA jedes Jahr tausendfach gegen die Vorschriften, die den Datenschutz von US-Amerikanern sichern sollen. Die zuständigen Kontrollorgane werden darüber nur wenig oder gar nicht informiert.

"Das Bundesjustizministerium und das Innenministerium haben sich auf eine erneute Einführung der Vorratsdatenspeicherung geeinigt. Die läuft nun unter dem Label "Höchstspeicherfristen für Verkehrsdaten", die maximal 10 Wochen betragen sollen."