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Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)

Deutsche Firmen sind schon lange dabei, autoritäre Regimes in aller Welt mit ­Spionage-Software zu versorgen. (Externer Link)

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PANOPTICON: The documentary about your privacy

Blog.rebellen.info: "Panopticon thematisiert die Vorratsdatenspeicherung und Überwachung im öffentlichen Raum in den Niederlanden. Es geht aber auch um Datenschutz in Deutschland und die Frage, wie weit Überwachung überhaupt gehen darf. Die Doku ist interessant gemacht und mit deutschen Untertiteln. Die rund sechzig Minuten sind gut investiert."

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Here are Homeland Security’s Top 5 Priorities for Suspicious Activity Reporting This Season

Threats to religious or cultural facilities including “verbal ortelephonic threats of violence” or “property damage, including vandalism or arson”.

Suspicious activities or incidents associated with state, local, tribal, territorial, or private sector computer networks and Web sites including “denial of service (DoS) attacks against Web sites”, “web page defacement” and “suspicious e-mails that install malware on the network”.

Suspicious activities or incidents associated with mass gatherings, and special events including “breaches or attempted intrusions at event locations or related venues”, suspicious “inquiries about security protocols for events or VIPs” and “incidents of suspicious acquisition of explosiveprecursor materials”.

Suspicious activities, queries, theft, sabotage, tampering, or vandalism within the transportation sector—including mass transit, aviation, maritime, ground and surface, rail, and pipeline systems including “unusual questions about routes, capacities, peak travel time, training, and security”.

Efforts to artfully conceal improvised explosive devices in innocuous items, such as satchels, backpacks, suitcases, jars, bottles, cans, shoes, clothing, parcels, or toys including “unsolicited or unusual parcels delivered from unfamiliar overseas addresses noting the identification of the sender and recipient and whether the recipient has reported multiple suspicious parcels in recent weeks or months.

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