Archive for the ‘Data Retention’ Category

Election day

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Germany's next election day lies still quite a bit in the future (sometime in September), but the discussion about "Politikverdrossenheit" (disenchanted with politics) has already started in the media. Today I was proven right (German,  automated translation) that my "Politikverdrossenheit" is actually not based on a lack of interest on ...

Less than three weeks left: Freedom Not Fear 2008

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Only 20 days are left until the biggest, globally concerted action day for freedom and against angst, terror and surveillance takes place. So lets see what we have right now: Protest Marches: Berlin (Germany), Paris (France), Stockholm (Sweden), London (UK), Sofia (Bulgaria), Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Parties: Kopenhagen (Denmark), Berlin (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), Prag ...

“Faceless”

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

An interesting film I was pointed to today. For her film "Faceless", the London-Austrian filmmaker Manu Luksch used only recordings of British surveillance cameras. The people, who've been defaced with black oval to protect their identity, are unsuspecting victims of a totalitarian state, whose citizens are constantly monitored. (German source, with an ...

Neuer Termin: Demo am 28. September in Leipzig

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Die Mobilisierungsdemo "Freiheit statt Angst - Leipzig 2008" wird nun, anders als urprünglich geplant, am Sonntag, den 28. September 2008 um 15 Uhr vom Augustusplatz, Gewandhausseite starten. Die Terminverschiebung um einen Tag hatten wir in dieser Woche beschlossen, da am 27. September durch verschiedene städtische Veranstaltungen und Ereignisse keine für ...

80 million suspects, 40 cities, one goal

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

The German Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung (German Working Group on Data Retention) initiated demonstrations, pickets and other actions successfully in more than 40 German cities today. As the demo leader of the demonstration in Leipzig, I can just say wow. We've never thought to get so many people on the streets - ...

After the demo

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

I've posted a summary of the happenings on the "Freiheit statt Angst"-Demo in Berlin, which I attended yesterday, here: http://www.schäuble-muss-weg.de/wp/2007/09/23/einen-tag-nach-der-demonstration/ Its written in German, just because it was easier to articulate my seeings and feelings, I hope you can get the point even if you translate it via Altavista Babelfish.

Exciting times

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Tomorrow I'll attend the biggest demo so far in my life - which is opposed against the so-called "Vorratsdatenspeicherung" (data retention). The demo itself starts at 2:30pm in front of the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin and stops at a couple of places before it ends again in front of the ...