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National Security & Privacy

National Security & Privacy. The truth examined. Experiencing State Surveillance. A Personal Experience in the erstwhile Soviet Union On an evening walk A visit to a tourist spot A drive round the country. Privacy & Poverty. A middle class civic activists view

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National Security & Privacy

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  1. National Security & Privacy The truth examined Citizens' Action Forum

  2. Experiencing State Surveillance A Personal Experience in the erstwhile Soviet Union • On an evening walk • A visit to a tourist spot • A drive round the country Citizens' Action Forum

  3. Privacy & Poverty • A middle class civic activists view • Does privacy have any meaning to the starving and deprived millions? Citizens' Action Forum

  4. Evolution of National Security • Origins in the ancient world • Protection of human settlements • The city-state • Kings and kingdoms • In the modern world • Nation-states & colonialism • Freedom movements & democracies • Cold war era • Recent developments • Unipolar world and economic interests • Arab – Israeli conflict & terrorism Citizens' Action Forum

  5. Politicians & State Terrorism • 9 / 11 WTC terror strikes (2001) • Iraq War & WMD (2003) • Bush & Blair – Real ID Act & National ID Act • Operation “Green Hunt” & Maoists • Salwa Judum • Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Syria and others Citizens' Action Forum

  6. Do privacy rights conflict with National Security? Why politicians play on fear psychosis and paranoia and why do the gullible fall for it? Citizens' Action Forum

  7. The Politicians approach to National Security • Increased surveillance • Anti-terror laws • Use of IT and ID systems Would any of these be of use against types of National Security risks described next? Citizens' Action Forum

  8. Elements of National Security • External aggression • Cross-border terrorism • Ethnic and communal disruption • Economic terrorism (Fake currency, drugs) • Cyber wars • Electronic warfare • Use of outer space • Bio-terrorism • Agro-terrorism Which of these could be combated by curtailment of privacy rights? Citizens' Action Forum

  9. Threats to National Security & Privacy - 1 The threats are more from inside than outside. The threats come from criminals in legislatures, bureaucracy and business and their nexus. Next, the threats emanate from misconceived economic and political policies. Examples are SEZs and land acquisition, plans for nuke power plants, GM foods, FDI in retail, and misplaced confidence in (foreign) IT Citizens' Action Forum

  10. Threats to National Security & Privacy - 2 Electronic components and foreign software are one of the severest threats to both national security and privacy that are hardly realised by politicians, bureaucrats and businesses Examples are: use of foreign made electronic chips, modems, routers, computer systems and software Citizens' Action Forum

  11. Threats to National Security and privacy - 3 UID is the single biggest threat to both national security & privacy. Why? To national Security because – A central database would be a target for terrorism. We are giving away our demographic data to US intelligence agencies. To privacy because - It is “intrusive bullying” and an “assault on personal liberties”. Citizens' Action Forum

  12. Solutions to National Security • Economic policies – both national and international to fight disparities, food security, illiteracy, unemployment, housing and health • Political honesty & prevention of corruption • Neutrality in Foreign Policy • Justice and access to it • Trade policies • Agricultural policies – avoid corporatization • Rural development, prevention of migration to cities and educational policy • Eternal vigilance the price of freedom Citizens' Action Forum

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