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diff --git a/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/surveillance-testimony.html b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/surveillance-testimony.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11fe655 --- /dev/null +++ b/talermerchantdemos/blog/articles/en/surveillance-testimony.html @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" --> +<!-- Parent-Version: 1.86 --> +<title>Surveillance Testimony - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title> + <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/po/surveillance-testimony.translist" --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" --> +<h2>Surveillance Testimony</h2> + +<p><em>Richard Stallman's statement to the Cambridge City Council, Jan 22, 2018, +about the proposed Cambridge surveillance ordinance.</em></p> +<hr class="thin" /> + +<p><strong>Mayor McGovern:</strong> Thank you. Richard Stallman followed by Elaine DeRosa.</p> + +<p><strong>RMS:</strong> I'm here to speak about the proposed surveillance ordinance. +I've got a copy of what I printed out, and I have some suggestions.</p> + +<p>First of all there's a Definition of “surveillance” which I think is +too narrow. In addition to “movements, behavior and actions,” it +should include communications.</p> + +<p>Furthermore, instead of just saying “in a matter that is reasonably +likely to raise concerns,” any recording of what is observed should be +assumed to raise civil liberties concerns.</p> + +<p>There's also a definition of “surveillance technology”, which I think is +far too limited.</p> + +<p>I suggest that any physical device or system including computers running +software that has surveillance capability is surveillance technology. +Any technology that can do surveillance is surveillance technology.</p> + +<p>The definition of “surveillance capability” I think is pretty good.</p> + +<p>In addition, when it comes to what to do about surveillance +technology, the Emergency Permission seems far too loose. It would be +easy to interpret this such that one could decide there's nowadays +some sort of threat, and there always will be [that threat], so +surveillance is permitted on an emergency basis forever.</p> + +<p>Well, that's the kind of false emergency that we shouldn't accept. +This requirement should be specific and clear enough that that can't +pass under it.</p> + +<p>I suggest treating it like a wiretap or searching people's houses.</p> + +<p>Now there are times when it's possible to search someone's house +urgently. That's permitted. But in general you have to get a court +order [to do a search].</p> + +<p>And I think that same requirement should apply to any kind of surveillance +that hasn't gone through the regular process.</p> + +<p>[Item] number 9 talks about “persons injured in violation of the Ordinance”, +but I don't think there's a definition of what it means to be injured.</p> + +<p>I'd like to suggest that to be surveilled is to be injured.</p> + +<p>Thank you.</p> + +</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> +<div id="footer"> +<div class="unprintable"> + +<p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to +<a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. +There are also <a href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> +the FSF. 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