[WSIS CS-Plenary] Merry Xmas brought to you by the NSA

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Dear Lisa
Thanks for your indication of other sources about ECHELON. Unfurtunately these sources are somehow outdated. As far as the debates on ECHELON in the  European Parliament are concerned, there was a second round in 2001/2002 which was far more intense as I shortly mentioned it in my previous e-mails.
My best wishes for a happy and successful new year 
Jean-Louis Fullsack 





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> FYI: Almost anything you might want to know about Echelon may be found here:
> 
> http://fly.hiwaay.net/~pspoole/echelon.html
> 
> There's also an interesting paper on the Foreign 
> Intelligence Surveillance Court (the result of 
> FISA).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Lisa
> 
> 
> >Thanks Francis
> >
> >for both your information on some WSIS missings 
> >(CS is obviously co-responsible) and for your 
> >xmas wishes. I hope you did enjoy this Xmas eve 
> >in a warm atmosphere.
> >
> >Coming back to the subject, there is another big missing in WSIS : Echelon !
> >
> >Isn't this big ICT machnery a global US spy 
> >? Under the pretence of fighting terrorism this 
> >actual Big Brother infrastructure 
> >intercepts i.a. enterprise and corporate 
> >communication (like Alcatel's, Thomson's and 
> >Siemens')* for the benefit of US gouvernrnent 
> >and ICT industry interests. However, during the 
> >whole four years WSIS process I didn't even hear 
> >any CS constituency (Plenary, C&T, WGs, 
> >Caucuses) mentioning Echelon as a threat for 
> >liberty and privacy and therefore being a real 
> >WSIS issue ! Even our "infocom" experts 
> >completely "forgot" this scandalous misuse of 
> >ICTs by the USA and the UKUSA signatory nations. 
> >This misuse didn't prevent them of signing the 
> >Declaration of principles and other official 
> >WSIS documents after having seriously downscaled 
> >the few outcomes of this long and dispendious 
> >process.
> >
> >This vast piracy network was set on the agenda 
> >of the European Parliament in 2002 and there 
> >were very revealing debates at Strasbourg based 
> >on an extensive Report in two parties by Gerhard 
> >Schmid (ESP) quoted A5-0264/2001. Another 
> >interesting survey, that went even farther than 
> >the EP report, was carried out by the Belgian 
> >parliament in february 2002. The relevant report 
> >was issued by the Belgian Senate Members 
> >Anne-Marie Lizin and Christian van Parys. So 
> >there is lot of stuff and ground for CS to 
> >discuss, conclude and propose.
> >
> >BTW, ITU never even mentioned Echelon in its 
> >agendas despite this UN agency is responsible 
> >for a "fair" telecommunication networking.
> >
> >Will Echelon be among our CS agenda during the 
> >WSIS follow-up process ? I'll make a proposal in 
> >that direction as soon as necessary.
> >
> >All the best
> >
> >Jean-Louis Fullsack, CSDPTT
> >
> >* see Duncan Campbell in "IC 2000". In french : 
> >Duncan Campbell - Surveillance électronique 
> >planétaire, Editions Allia Paris, 2001
> >
> >
> >
> > > Message du 24/12/05 20:41
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> >> Merry Xmas brought to you by the NSA
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> >> No wonder they do not like the idea of
> >> local internet exchange gateways...
> >> Has the WGIG missed something... ?
> >> (one more item,
> >> among the many things they did miss )
> >>
> >> Have fun !
> >>
> >> Francis
> >>
> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/politics/24spy.html
> >> -------------------------------------------------------
> >> December 24, 2005
> >>
> >>
> >> Spy Agency Mined Vast Data Trove, Officials Report
> >>
> >> By ERIC LICHTBLAU
> >>
> >> and JAMES RISEN
> > >
> > >
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