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September 25, 2015

Snowden, Greenwald & Poitras Propose Global Privacy Treaty 
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Glenn Greenwald and other privacy activists have launched a new campaign
to establish global privacy standards. The proposed International Treaty
on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and
Protection of Whistleblowers would require states to ban mass data
collection and implement public oversight of national security programs.
The treaty would also require states to offer asylum to whistleblowers.
It is being dubbed the "Snowden Treaty." Edward Snowden spoke about the
need for the treaty via teleconference from Russia at Thursday's launch
in New York.

Edward Snowden: "This is not a problem exclusive to the United States or
the National Security Agency or the FBI or the Department of Justice or
any agency of government anywhere. This is a global problem that affects
all of us."

Meanwhile, The Intercept has published new documents leaked by Snowden
revealing a British mass surveillance operation known as "KARMA POLICE."
The Intercept reports that the operation seeks "to record the website
browsing habits of every visible user on the Internet." It was launched
in secret seven years ago, without any public debate.

 

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