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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Harvest of Shame

dimanche 4 août 2013 à 14:00

Migrant Workers and America's Harvest of Shame.

US gov't surveillance

dimanche 4 août 2013 à 14:00

Although Michele Catalano was fingered due to local surveillance, the US government admits it looks for such searches.

Why the Espionage Act was passed

dimanche 4 août 2013 à 14:00

To understand the Bradley Manning case, look at why the Espionage Act was passed in the first place.

ACLU points out that Edward Snowden qualifies as a whistleblower

dimanche 4 août 2013 à 14:00

The ACLU points out that Edward Snowden qualifies as a whistleblower under the definition in the Whistleblower Protection Act.

That law does not protect people that work for the NSA, but this should still settle the question of whether Snowden is a whistleblower.

Processors are vulnerable to malicious microcode updates

dimanche 4 août 2013 à 14:00

Steve Blank says that Intel and AMD processors are vulnerable to malicious microcode updates, which could be sent by the NSA, by Intel, by Microsoft, or maybe by someone else.

When microcode can be changed, it counts as software installed in the computer. Then it needs to be free software.