I just found out about a campaign starting today, June 5th, called Reset the Net. It's a bit late (in the day) to get everything set up on my site in time but it is something I want to recognize and encourage. Unlike most campaigns it is not about asking you to send in money for someone else to fix a problem. It is about all of us taking a moment to protect that which is most dear to us: our privacy.
Ending mass surveillance by governments can be achieved through the electoral process, by voting in dedicated representatives to executive, legislative, and judicial offices. But before we get to enjoy the fruits of that lengthy process, there is something else we can do here and now. Users and developers of the internet (at all levels) can begin securing the spaces they control, plugging the leaks that government agencies exploit in their misguided attempt to save us by monitoring everything we do.
