Brazilian Senators Don 'Snowden' Masks To Protest NSA Surveillance
from the good-for-them dept
During the fight over ACTA in Europe, you may remember that a key turning point was when Polish politicians donned Guy Fawkes "Anonymous" masks to show their disapproval of ACTA and its non-transparent process. We may have just had a similar moment down in Brazil. Glenn Greenwald, who testified before the Brazilian Senate concerning NSA surveillance, noted that a bunch of activists showed up at the Senate with Ed Snowden masks and some Senators borrowed the masks and wore them during the hearings. There don't appear to be any pictures of this yet (see update below), but there are some photos of the activists with the mask (thumbnail snippet below, click for the full version):Update: a commenter points out a video clip from Brazil that briefly shows a Senator, Eduardo Suplicy, holding up the mask:
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Filed Under: brazil, ed snowden, masks, nsa, nsa surveillance
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
Glad to see the Brazilian Senate isn't on the NSA's payroll too. Wish I could say the same for the American House and Senate...
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re:
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re:
You have to cut the body out though
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
however, the Snowden masks are a good indicator of feeling in other countries. they and the 'Anonymous' masks need to be held on to in readiness for the protests that come over the latest TPP 'negotiations' where the USA is trying to stitch up every other country it possibly can so as to have a greater advantage especially over things that could greatly benefit US companies whilst screwing over all others!
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re:
In other words, politicians didn't do anything with the wikileaks info because they didn't needed to care about it.
At every day, we see news of politicians robbing money in front of everyone and nothing is done about it.
Hell, i've seen someone who confessed a RAPE OF A 10 YEARS OLD being released because it was election day and did i mentioned the kid also identified the guy? Or that other time when a piece of shit that hit his wife everyday wasn't arrested because the police was on strike (weren't working... dunno if "strike" is the correct word for "not working because i am not paid as much as i'd like to")
Trust me, Brazil deserves no praise. Specially that scumbag Eduardo.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: Re:
weren't working... dunno if "strike" is the correct word for "not working because i am not paid as much as i'd like to"
Police is severely underpaid in Brazil much like several other important professions. It's a common misconception that public servants earn tons of money just because they are working for the Govt. The reality is that a select elite heaps the rewards nowadays.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: Re: Re:
Let me correct this, there are a LOT of issues.
And even so, Brazil's government deserves NO PRAISE AT ALL.
If anything, i'd say those scumbags are only concerned with the NSA because it might leak even more troublesome information about them.
And let me add, NOTHING IN BRAZIL WORKS AS IT SHOULD. NOTHING WORKS.
And while i agree that most (and by most i mean nearly everyone) government employees are VERY underpaid (A reflex of the entire corruption of every politic sector), there should be common sense in situations like the one i described... Seriously, not throwing scum like that in jail, letting him out the front door yelling "yupi!!!!! i am free and no one can arrest me! Now it is time to settle with the bitch..." is insulting to say the least.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: Re: Re: Re:
Possibly but what a leak on NSA practices would have to do with Brazilian politicians? I haven't seen any connection at all. It may be just political grandstanding though.
And let me add, NOTHING IN BRAZIL WORKS AS IT SHOULD. NOTHING WORKS.
There are parts that work albeit even some of those that are working spawned out of political interests. As an example you can see the generic drugs José Serra championed. He owns Eurofarma if memory serves. Don't become a cynic, remain skeptical. Ironically tax collection works perfectly for all intents and purposes ;)
As for the guys running free on elections day it's not the police at fault at all. They are bound by bad laws that allow such absurds.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Yeah, right!
However, one of the most disturbing aspects of hoovering up everyone's information is no so much that it can be used to find criminals but that the information can be used in the future to blackmail people.
Now, given that the Brazilian government is extremely corrupt, clearly those same government officials will be protesting because the NSA has evidence of their crimes, misdemeanors and peccadilloes. This information can then be used to bring pressure to bear and influence voting.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: Yeah, right!
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re:
They are ALL the worst kind of scumbag you can imagine.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Brazillian?
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: Brazillian?
[ link to this | view in chronology ]