“NSA, Illegal Spying Below” was the writing on a ‘protest blimp’ which flew over the NSA’s massive data center in Utah yesterday.
The EFF, Greenpeace and the Tenth Amendment Center were behind the creative effort to encourage states to cut off water and power to the NSA’s data centers, which would effectively kill the agency’s operation, by utilizing a blimp to draw attention to the illegal activities of the NSA.
he EFF, Greenpeace and the Tenth Amendment Center used the green blimp, which had the words “NSA, Illegal Spying Below” with an arrow pointing down.
“NSA surveillance impacts a lot of us, but it’s hard to feel the physical impact of it,” said Higgins. “When you see the sprawling, scary data center, it really drives home that this agency is really doing something physical and real that affects Americans and non-Americans’ lives.”
The FAA and the Utah National Guard told FOX 13 the flight over the Utah Data Center was legal.
“Camp Williams only restricts the airspace when we’re under operations with live fire cannon operations or small fire operations,” said Lt. Col. Steven Fairbourn.
The protest groups said they took steps to make sure their flyover was legal, even bringing the blimp down by 7 a.m. to ensure it did not interfere with other air traffic.
The NSA did not immediately return a request for comment on the demonstration.
The action is part of a larger campaign the groups have to increase pressure on the NSA over domestic surveillance. Privacy rights groups have called for power and water to be cut off to the Utah Data Center.
Some Utah lawmakers have also renewed plans for legislation to cut off material support for the NSA data center.
I think it is a terrific idea!
Why not give the missing IRS emails to Congress?
I would have never guessed that I would ever agree with one of these groups but, that I am.
Way to go EFF, Greenpeace & Tenth Amendment Center!
I was getting ready to say ” shoot it , Clint !” but now I see . Good for them , what the hell , they’re probably already under investigation like the rest of US by the irs anyhow.
As Obama Drones on he might take you Out !
haha hell yeah good way to get people attention, would be cool if there was a blimp over every NSA building
And you can bet they are reading Facebook posts to see where there biggest fans are as well. So they can strategically place forces where they would be most effective.
greenpeace????? are you kidding me????
snoopers