A description of The Church of Scientology as written from an ex-member of the church.

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An animal rights activist has been ordered to hand over her encryption keys to the authorities.
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But an animal rights activist is one of the first people at the receiving end of a notice to give up encryption keys. Her computer was seized by police in May, and she has been given 12 days to hand over a pass-phrase to unlock encrypted data held on the drive - or face the consequences.

The woman, who claims to have not used encryption, relates her experiences in an anonymous posting on Indymedia.

Animal rights activist hit with RIPA key decrypt demand

The first amendment is under serious attack following an incident that took place at the GOP presidential debates up here in New Hampshire. Matt Lepacek a member of the activist/alternative media group We Are Change was arrested for simply attempting to question Rudy Giuliani about different issues including the fact that he previously lied to the We Are Change group about his involvement in the events of 9/11. This event shows that we no longer have freedom of speech or freedom of press in this country.

Reporter Arrested For Asking Tough Questions

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Because of my recycling, the bomb squad came, then the state police. Because of my recycling, buildings were evacuated, classes were canceled, the campus was closed. No. Not because of my recycling. Because of my dark body. No. Not even that. Because of his fear. Because of the way he saw me. Because of the culture of fear, mistrust, hatred and suspicion that is carefully cultivated in the media, by the government, by people who claim to want to keep us "safe."
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Culture of Fear: Poetry Professor Becomes Terror Suspect

Privacy International has a world map showing 36 countries rated on their ability to protect privacy. Not too surprisingly, the UK and US come out towards the bottom (Though with the UK doing worse than the US), and Canada and Germany come out as best.

Leading surveillance societies in the EU and the World

Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.

Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.

Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey