At 12:15 PM on December 15, 2011, Bill of Rights day, activists will gather at Dewey square in Boston to say 'no' to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which as written, will authorize the indefinite detention of anyone, including US citizens, without charge or trial. It would allow the government to create GITMOs here at home, for US residents and citizens. It would signal the death of the Bill of Rights as we know it.
Today's tech round-up will be short, even though there is more than enough material to keep you reading forever.
Congress is meeting this week to finalize its terrible National Defense Authorization Act, which will undoubtedly include measures requiring military detention of "terrorism suspects," and leave the door open to the indefinite detention of American citizens without trial.
Here's the decision in full. Relevant portion, absent full analysis:
UPDATE: Though many people are speculating that the Obama administration will veto the portion of the bill that allows Executive Branch authority to decide whether it can indefinitely detain US citizens, as the administration itself has hinted, this video clip featuring Senator Levin's remarks on the floor of the Senate suggests otherwise.
Please note that by playing this clip You Tube and Google will place a long-term cookie on your computer.
A user on a bodybuilding forum has posted what he says are instructions for successfully working around a Facebook user's privacy settings, enabling anyone to view someone's private photos. It's a simple process, and it appears to work. Apparently someone decided to punish Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for this privacy breach by using the hack to swipe his private photos, posting them online, accessible to all.
