----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Anthony D. Romero, ACLU [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:20 PM
Speak out to stop this dangerous partnership before it's finalized. Tell Google CEO Eric Schmidt that you don't want the NSA anywhere close to your personal information. http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=KVLUi-Ue4kr0xCIjlPaE9A.. ********************************************** Dear ACLU Supporter, Google and the NSA. It is hard to imagine a more potent -- or frightening -- combination when it comes to the collection and safety of Americans' private information. But just such an alliance is underway. As reported by the Washington Post, Google -- the world's largest search engine company with access to intimate details of our lives -- is negotiating an information security agreement with the National Security Agency (NSA) -- the world's largest spying network. The implications of this deal are very troubling. The NSA -- a component of the Department of Defense -- is an intelligence collection agency with few effective checks against abuse and no public oversight of its activities. In the last decade, the NSA's vast dragnet of suspicionless surveillance has targeted everyday Americans, in violation of the law and the Constitution. The deal would reportedly allow the NSA to assist Google in securing its data from attack after hackers attempted to access some of its accounts, including those of human rights activists. Google has an obligation to protect its subscribers' personal accounts, but it can -- and must -- do this without turning to a military surveillance agency for help. If Google can't adequately protect its customers' personal information, it is obligated to notify them so these consumers can make informed choices about what information they provide, or the company must minimize the risk by reducing the amount and type of information it collects and retains about its customers. We don't want the NSA anywhere near all the sensitive information Google has about our lives. Cybersecurity for the American people should not be handed over to a military spy agency that has a history of secretly exploiting vulnerabilities, not fixing them. And what assurances do we have that a spy organization like the NSA wouldn't tap into our personal data and use it for other purposes? Giving a spy agency access to our sensitive data is like asking the fox to guard the henhouse. Google needs to know that you do not want this deal to go through. Send a message to CEO Eric Schmidt that Google shouldn't expose its security vulnerabilities to a military spy organization like the NSA. Please act today before this dangerous collaboration goes a single step further. Sincerely, Anthony D. Romero Executive Director American Civil Liberties Union P.S. The NSA is part of the military, and its primary mission is spying. It collects the equivalent of the contents of the Library of Congress every six to eight hours, every single day. Imagine if the NSA finds a way to access your Google searches and emails, too? Tell Google not to enter a deal with the NSA. http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=21q9QdPE8HkGZbbzDi7aIQ.. C ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004 _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
