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The government is constantly keeping track of every person you email or meet, every place you go, every item you buy, and more. And when you challenge them, they claim they can collect as much info about you as they want, even without a search warrant. (Besides, they’re not actually listening to your calls or reading your email, so what’s the big deal anyhow?)
New technology is demonstrating just how sensitive metadata can be: how friend lists can reveal a person’s sexual orientation, purchase histories can identify a pregnancy before any visible signs, and location information can expose individuals to harassment for unpopular political views or even theft and physical harm. Outdated laws and new technologies combine to put personal privacy at risk.
ACLU of Northern California Organizer Tessa D'arcangelew will join the Gray Panthers at their March 2014 membership meeting to discuss the Patriot Act and NSA – how we got to this point and what you can do locally to stop the surveillance state.
The NSA, local police, and others have taken advantage of uncertain legal protections to sweep up vast amounts of data about innocent Americans without a warrant.
Location:
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Berkeley, CA
