Freedom to Tinker has the story today about bills introduced in a number of states that seek to prohibit the use of encryption by home internet users.

The underlying message here is simple:  You must expose yourself to surveillance.  You may not take any steps to defend yourself against state or corporate incursion into your privacy.

This reminds me of the order in Seattle back in 1999 that made gas masks illegal.  The thought process seems the same:  Your communication data and your muccous membranes must be exposed to the state so that they can be utilized to control you.

Nothing super special about this checkpoint video, but still worth five minutes of your time.

Although ostensibly created for police and military personnel, let’s hope these vests are widely distributed to those engaging in non-violent protest actions.

Since it’s already been all over the blogosphere, I haven’t bothered to blog about the case of Derek Copp, the student and activist who was shot in his home by a police officer during a botched cannabis raid during which 1/4 ounce of Copp’s cannabis was seized stolen by police. Copp was unarmed and offered no resistance.

Now, however, I’d like to spread the word about the action planned for Friday in response to this brutality.

See the facebook group here.