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Dear all:<br>
<br>
Government surveillance is a growing problem. From North America to
South America, Europe to the Pacific Rim, proposals for mandatory
data retention, lawful interception, legislative proposals to
broaden law enforcement access to digital communications and other
forms of government surveillance threaten to jeopardize individuals’
rights to privacy and freedom of expression.<br>
<br>
No one understands these challenges better than advocates who work
tirelessly to protect and uphold individuals’ fundamental rights,
and that is why the International Privacy Team at the Electronic
Frontier Foundation is asking you to share the story of how you’re
combating this growing surveillance trend in your country.<br>
<br>
Few tools are more powerful and effective for sharing knowledge and
information than storytelling. That’s why we’ve begun a project of
collecting success stories on fighting surveillance to compile and
share with a global coalition of advocates who are countering
problematic proposals in their own country and working to promote
privacy-enhancing solutions. Our goal is to create a collection of
case studies that can be packaged and distributed as a toolkit for
digital freedom activists.<br>
<br>
We want to help you share your story, get the word out, and inspire
activists worldwide. To aid us in this effort, please take a few
moments to respond to this brief questionnaire. Responses to each
question should not be longer than 150 words. Please send your
responses in an email to Rebecca Bowe, EFF’s International Privacy
Coordinator (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rbowe@eff.org">rbowe@eff.org</a>) and include “Anti-Surveillance Success
Story” in the subject line. Supporting materials can be attached
separately. <br>
<br>
If you are super busy (as usual), please send us your Skype username
and Rebecca will do a brief interview with you on this topic -- but
be sure to include the same subject line for your message. We will
share the final version of our Success Stories for Privacy package
once it has been completed.<br>
<br>
Here are the questions:<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li>What was the government surveillance proposal you responded
to? Please describe the nature of the surveillance proposal/
program/ bills, and include any relevant links. </li>
<li>How did you formulate a strategy in response? (ie. litigation,
FOIA requests, blogging, video / new media campaign)</li>
<li>How did you garner media attention about your campaign? How
did you influence the public messaging around your issue? What
“memes” did you use to counteract the government’s framing of
the issue? (i.e. when governments justify the need for a program
by highlighting child porn, terrorism, or the war on drugs).</li>
<li>How did your efforts affect the outcome of the proposal or
surveillance practice? </li>
<li>What are some lessons, tips and/ or advice that you have
gained from this experience and would like to share with global
activists working on digital rights issues?</li>
</ul>
<br>
Your answers to these questions can help EFF to create a valuable
resource for digital freedom activists throughout the world. Thank
you for devoting time and attention to this project.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
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Katitza Rodriguez
International Rights Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:katitza@eff.org">katitza@eff.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:katitza@datos-personales.org">katitza@datos-personales.org</a> (personal email)
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