10-26-16 - State of Surveillance
David Johannson presents:
Presented by David Johanssen: "State of Surveillance"
As you read this, your government could be thumbing through your contacts, reviewing your text messages and uploading the photos you have stored on your phone without your knowledge. This is the new reality in a post-9/11 age. Most citizens around the globe were first made aware of this troubling phenomenon through the controversial actions of whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The intrusion doesn't stop with your cell phone or laptop device. Drone surveillance - the spying technology which allows organizations like the CIA to keep watch on suspected terrorist activities in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan - are now being employed by the U.S. government on their own home soil. In many cases, these drones are not being used to detect potential terrorist threats, but rather citizen-led protests such as the one which recently occurred in Ferguson, Missouri. According to Snowden and other figures interviewed in the film, missions like these are driven by the government's desire to suppress and deter the will and the rights of their people.
The Science, Technology and Nature get-together,
This Wednesday
October 26th @ 11:00am to 1:00pm Community room,
Puente Viejo on Calzada de la Aurora #52
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Links to news of last week:
The 2000 Year-Old Computer - Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism (2012) - YouTube
Lego Antikythera Mechanism - YouTube
Best,
Stephen Goodfellow