Surveillance & IT

SURVEILLANCE & IT ------------------------------------------ >Apple has begun 2 store user data on servers @ mainland #CHINA / first time tech giant has stored user data on Chinese soil ! Google 2 build gigantic 120-megawatt data centre in the Netherlands $772m / intl submarine cables+ / http://goo.gl/2ZmTiB  / 4th centre #IT ------------------------------------------ USA  -  RULE 41 – USA SURVEILLANCE INVASION OF INTERNET - WORLDWIDE DOJ changes to Rule 41 would allow FBI to hack into & remotely control PCs located anywhere in world! - http://goo.gl/I507N5  - #USA #LAW >> "broadest expansion of extraterritorial surveillance power since the FBI’s inception" - law professor Ahmed Ghappour /nww FBI to examine & covertly upload files, photos, emails, or do anything the PC can do - eg turning on the webcam & microphone" ------------------------------------------ PROPOSED RULE 41 Amendment  http://justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/proposed-amendment-rule-41.pdf … NEWS CORP / MURDOCH  -  GOOGLE  - EU - MONOPOLY News Corp letter fm CEO to #EU competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia, criticizing Google & championing regulators http://goo.gl/iqLlAe demanding “a regulatory veto” notwithstanding fact they “haven’t demonstrated any economic harm” stemming fm search provider. >> .. threatened by disruptive innovation in the marketplace, seek to manipulate the regulatory apparatus to their advantage. http://www.project-disco.org/intellectual-property/092214-newscorp-salvo-google-shows-even-free-markeeters-will-demand-regulatory-responses-disruption/ ------------------------------------------ AUSTRALIA – G20 – FINANCE MINISTERS – COMMON REPORTING STANDARD .. some 47 countries including Australia had signed up to a common reporting standard to being in 2017 that would see banks exchange information on individuals' finances, which could then be passed on to countries' tax offices. Another eight G20 countries would join by 2018, although there were another unnamed 14 countries who are apparently unwilling to go down this path. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/the-g20-finance-ministers-meeting-explained/5759262 G20 expect multinationals 2 voluntarily bring profits back to the US @ tax 35 -40% when the corporate tax rate in Ireland is 12.5% / murdoch ------------------------------------------ CANADA - SURVEILLANCE - WARRANTS RULING The ISPs enacted their new policy following a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in June stating that law enforcement authorities must get a warrant to request subscriber data, even basic subscriber details such as name and address. However, a recent report in the Star reveals that police are still making requests for subscriber data without a warrant, though the number of requests has dropped significantly. Rogers’ transparency report revealed the government made nearly 175,000 requests for subscriber data to the company last year, or about 480 per day. Telus’ transparency report, released last week, found the company got 103,500 requests last year, or about 283 per day. Government documents released under access to information laws earlier this year estimated that the government makes about 1.2 million such requests every year. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/22/julian-assange-canada-privacy_n_5860774.html ------------------------------------------ CANADA - C-13 OpenMedia is leading a coalition of orgs. against Bill C-13 which #Canada govt tabled re high-profile cyberbullying cases /huffpost.ca #Canada - http://goo.gl/85s8vG  - Bill C-13 = authorities access to the private lives of Canadians without a warrant CSEC 'Spy Palace' Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency, CSEC, is getting a new $1.2-billion headquarters in Ottawa, the most expensive government building ever built. Here are some illustrations of the finished building. http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/336920/slide_336920_3412305_free.jpg ------------------------------------------ COMMENT Not clear on the status of Canada's C-13 bill.

US & GCHQ spy on everyone

Spying on friends: strange bedfellows Thanks to high-tech equipment, the American spy agency, the National Security Agency (NSA), accessed the Mexican president's e-mail domains, which were also used by members of his cabinet. And, no surprise, the domains contained “diplomatic, economic and leadership communications which continue to provide insight into Mexico's political system and internal stability.” Let's take a moment to reflect on the gold mine these NSA guys discovered. After NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed this information every intelligence agency in the world envied their American colleagues. The Mexican president's office, according to the NSA report, was now “a lucrative source” of information. Infiltrating foreign governments is the dream of any spy agency. But only under one unbreakable condition (remember the golden rule of the game): Do not get caught. The NSA got caught in the Mexican job thanks to an NSA worker spilling the beans. And our “gentlemen” diplomats, who are never supposed to know anything about this dirty business, rush to the scene of the crime to do damage control. Whether you engage in old-fashioned spying or high-tech interception, the method has been and always will remain the same: Get as much systematic information about your rivals as you can, categorize the information, do your utmost to confirm its authenticity, evaluate it, and disseminate all available knowledge according to the political goals specifically identified by government. Under direct orders from the government, the main task of any spy agency is simple but clear: to feed the policy-making process with accurate and timely information. [... CONTINUED @ SOURCE ... ] http://www.todayszaman.com/_spying-on-friends-strange-bedfellows_357667.html

Only an extract. Link to article for full.

Found this interesting because I didn't know the US spied on Mexico or that the G20 delegates got spied on by GCHQ.

JOHN McCAIN'S BIG MOUTH

Republican Senator John McCain calls for Vladimir Putin to be banned from G20 July 24, 2014 - 7:48AM Nick O'Malley [...] Senator McCain has toed a consistently strong line against Russia for its support of rebels in Eastern Ukraine, calling for US President Barack Obama to arm the Ukrainian government. In response to the decision by European foreign ministers on Tuesday to broaden sanctions against but not increase their severity, Senator McCain said, “It's a joke and they will do nothing and I predicted they would do nothing". Describing President Putin as a “KGB thug”, he told London’s Telegraph newspaper, “[European leaders] will continue to do nothing until the day they become independent of Russian energy. Until then they will talk." Senator McCain is one of several American politicians growing increasingly frustrated at what they perceive to be lack of action against Russia. On the Senate floor, Republican Dan Coats said, “I suggest we do whatever is necessary to bring Russia’s economy to its knees," he said. "We need to see that [Russian] stock market plummet. We need to see confidence and support for anything Russia makes or exports denied.” Source - SMH - here.

McCain's a big mouth.  

Calling for Obama to arm the Ukraine government ... with McCain's buddies' weapons by any chance?

Send McCain over to Russia to sort it out with Putin.

As for SMH, what are they, a US propaganda sheet trumpeting what the likes of big-mouth McCain jerk off to in senate?

All the sheeple will read this and take it as gospel.  LOL

G20 - Who's pulling Abbott's strings?

Ban pariah Vladimir Putin from G20, says John McCain The Australian - ‎12 hours ago‎ Up until now, Mr Abbott has said that it is too early to make any decision about whether to invite Mr Putin to the G20. Mr McCain gave strong praise to the Abbott government in its response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane, saying he was ... http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/ban-pariah-vladimir-putin-from-g20-says-john-mccain/story-e6frg6nf-1226999372624 404 ERROR - Sorry your page could not be found We could not find the page you requested. The cause may be one of the following: There's an error in the address or link you have entered in your browser; There's a technical issue and the page has not been properly published; The article was removed to comply with a legal order.

Ban pariah Vladimir Putin from G20, says John McCain The Australian-13 hours ago TONY Abbott should not invite Vladimir Putin to the November summit of the G20, senior US Republican senator and former presidential candidate John McCain ...  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/ban-pariah-vladimir-putin-from-g20-says-john-mccain/story-e6frg6nf-1226999372624 404 ERROR Sorry your page could not be found. We could not find the page you requested. The cause may be one of the following: There's an error in the address or link you have entered in your browser; There's a technical issue and the page has not been properly published; The article was removed to comply with a legal order.

McCain's a US Republican senator representing Arizona:

Major Aerospace and Defence Operations Among the companies taking advantage of Arizona's favorable aerospace and defence climate are: Raytheon  Honeywell  General Dynamics C4 Systems  The Boeing Company  Northrop Grumman Orbital Sciences United Technologies – includes Goodrich, Hamilton Sundstrand L3 Communications Standard Aero (MRO) Bombardier Nammo Talley Source -AZ Commerce - here.

So where's the stories?

No surprise if McCain's patting little Tony Abbott's back and vilifying Putin.

Wonder if Tony Abbott makes any decisions based on Australian interests and initiatives -- or is Abbott and his Liberal government just an extension of corporate America and its politics?

AUSTRALIA - Tony Abbott comments -- & Biden nips at the heels

Reuters Article

Downing of Malaysian plane 'unspeakable crime' if proven: Australia's Abbott

By Jane Wardell

SYDNEY Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:24pm EDT


(Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that if the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine was a deliberate act, then "it is an unspeakable crime" and the perpetrators must be swiftly brought to justice.

Abbott said on Friday that he believed at least 23 Australians were on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Abbott was speaking shortly after the European head of Malaysia Airlines said at least 27 Australians were among the 295 passengers on the flight.

If the numbers are confirmed, Australians would represent the second-largest national grouping, behind the Dutch, on the plane that crashed on Thursday.

"It is a very, very sad time, made worse by reports that it might be a crime rather than an accident," Abbott said.

Ukrainian authorities have accused "terrorists" - militants fighting to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia - of shooting down the Boeing 777-200. The rebels denied responsibility.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said the downing of the airliner apparently was "not an accident" and that it was "blown out of the sky". "If it does turn out that this aircraft was brought down by a surface to air missile, there is no doubt that this would be, under those circumstances, an unspeakable crime and the perpetrators should swiftly be brought to justice," Abbott said.

Abbott declined to be drawn on the reason for the crash, saying all reports remained unconfirmed.

"We just have all sorts of reports and claims flying around," he said. "That's all we have at the moment, reports and claims."

Abbott said he planned to speak with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak later on Friday and that Australia would deploy staff to Kiev to assist in an investigation.

Asked if he would still welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin to Australia for the G20 Leaders Summit later this year if Russia were proved to be behind the accident, Abbott hinted there may be repercussions.

"That's a fair question, let's just wait and see exactly what turns out to have happened here," he said.

"But obviously, it is the clear and settled decision of the Australian government that larger countries should not bully smaller ones, that countries should not aid people who are in rebellion against their own government and that international disputes should be settled peacefully in accordance with international law." 

[Does that mean that US & its gang will stop meddling around the world?]

Australia is hosting the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane in November.


SOURCE - Reuters - here.

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The more I read the more I'm convinced this is a set up.
Evidence? 
I'm unlikely to believe any evidence that lot comes up with.
Anyone could have shot it down.
Right now there's a fear that arming those in Syria (I think it was), might result in the other side getting their hands on weapons.
Well, who is to say which side had the weapons in the Ukraine and who ultimately fired?
It's just more of the same drama that's been played out worldwide for how long now?


I don't believe anything the US lot are involved in:

Covert United States foreign regime change actions

• 1949..........Syrian.coup.d'état
• 1953..........Iranian.coup.d'état
• 1954..........Guatemalan.coup.d'état
• 1959..........Tibetan.uprising
• 1961..........Cuba,.Bay.of.Pigs.Invasion
• 1963..........South.Vietnamese.coup
• 1964..........Brazilian.coup.d'état
• 1973..........Chilean.coup.d'état
• 1976..........Argentine.coup.d'état
• 1979–89....Afghanistan,.Operation.Cyclone
• 1980..........Turkish.coup.d'état
• 1981–87....Nicaragua,.Contras
• .2011–.......Syrian.uprising

[wikipedia]

Brisbane was probably chosen for the G20 Summit (which attracts protesters) because Brisbane's something of a police state.

If there's protesters, they can expect to have the living crap beaten out of them.

RUPERT MURDOCH - on redtape & stifled economic growth

uk.news.yahoo.com

Murdoch tells G20 governments to take a back seat for growth
By Jane Wardell | Reuters – 15 minutes ago

By Jane Wardell

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch ... criticised excessive financial regulation as stymieing free markets and urged Group of 20 governments to "take a back seat" to allow businesses to drive economic growth.

Murdoch also said U.S. President Barack Obama was penalising businesses by cracking down on so-called "profit shifting" by major corporations to countries with lighter tax regimes, a technique that is also in the sights of the G20.

"My blood pressure goes up when I think of the number of local, state and federal regulations we have in our lives today," Murdoch told a meeting of the Business 20 leaders in Sydney...

"That is just in America. Don't even get me started on the European Union."

The B20 was set up in 2010 to give policy recommendations on behalf of the international business community to the G20. Business leaders meeting here are looking to influence the outcome of the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane in November.

"I believe that business does have a role in shaping public policy, mainly in helping limit the size and scope of government," Murdoch said.

"... too much red tape, too many subservient politicians stifling economic growth and entrepreneurism."

...G20 is tackling corporate "profit shifting", which has allowed multinationals such as Starbucks Corp, Google Inc, Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc to avoid paying taxes.

G20 finance ministers ... endorsed a set of common standards for sharing bank account information across borders, with automatic exchange of information among G20 members to take effect by the end of 2015. [WORLDWIDE POLICE STATE???]

Obama ...  proposed tightening restrictions on U.S. multinationals that shift their tax domiciles abroad ... Obama wants to raise the minimum level of foreign ownership in a newly inverted holding company to 50 percent from about 20 percent, making the deals more difficult to carry out.

"Do we really expect overseas companies to voluntarily bring profits back to be taxed at 35 to 40 percent in the United States, when the corporate tax rate in Ireland is 12.5 percent?" Murdoch said. "This is not the way to achieve economic growth."
...

SOURCE - uk.news.yahoo.com - here.

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COMMENT

So US is a corporate free-for-all.  BUT with a proviso -- keep it in the US?

The 'international' bank account sharing is getting a bit much.

 [WIKIPEDIA]

Wider concerns

The G-20's transparency and accountability have been questioned by critics, who call attention to the absence of a formal charter and the fact that the most important G-20 meetings are closed-door.

The cost and extent of summit-related security is often a contentious issue in the hosting country... 2010, the Toronto G-20 summit sparked mass protests and rioting, leading to the largest mass arrest in Canadian history.

He's right about the red-tape.

Also, all these extra-national gangs are just another step to world totalitarianism -- or something like that.  LOL.  

It just doesn't seem right - all this global ganging up, bullying, controlling, prying etc.