Overview: Rogues' Corner 07/01/2010

You have entered the Restricted area of the Privacy International site. That means you must be either extremely bored or a Twitter fanatic. Or all three. Here you will find confidential files and reports that the authorities didn't want you to see. If you are discovered reading these documents, swallow them immediately. Oh, and if you have any ideas you would like us to include then please email us at privacyint@privacy.org with the subject header "Look out! He's carrying a tissue!" and we'll pass your message on to the relevant agency.

Other Documents

RC: A message from Transport Canada (external video) 19/01/2010
CBC's rendition of a message from Transport Canada about new airport security measures.

RC: Passengers warned of Extended Security Measures Following Doll Attack 07/01/2010
PI imagines the future of air travel security.

RC: Mark Fiore on Perfectly Safe Airlines (external video) 06/01/2010
Animation on how to achieve perfectly safe airlines.

RC: Design a new logo for the Transportation Security Administration (external) 06/01/2010
Bruce Schneier says: I'm announcing the TSA Logo Contest. Rules are simple: create a TSA logo. People are welcome to give ideas in the comments, but only actual created logos are eligible to compete. Contest ends on February 6th. Winner receives copies of my books, copies of Patrick Smith's book, an empty 12-ounce bottle labeled "saline" that you can refill and get through any TSA security checkpoint, and a fake boarding pass on any flight for any date."

RC: Cartoon of Body Scanners (external) 05/01/2010
Printed in Daily Mail, January 5, 2009.

RC: The Google Toilet (external video) 24/12/2009
Commentary on how Google analyses everything. _Everything_.

RC: Big Zucker is Watching (external) 11/12/2009
Joy of Tech imagery of Facebook's changes to its privacy policy.

RC: Facebook and Twitter revolutionising the families (external video) 07/11/2009
This Onion News Network video shows how social networking is 'revolutionising how parents stalk their college-aged kids'.

RC: Onion on Google creating an Opt Out Village (external video) 07/09/2009
The Onion reports that Google is designing a village to deal with people who want to opt-out of its services.

RC: ACLU Pizza (external video) 07/01/2009
This infamous flash video shows what the future of pizza consumption can look like.

RC: Onion survey on Employee Privacy (external) 07/12/2008
The satirical newspaper The Onion asks members of the public whether it is ok with Employers look at Facebook Profiles.

RC: Onion on Google blasted in privacy review (external) 15/06/2007
The satirical newspaper The Onion presents a mock survey based on PI's report ranking the internet giants on their privacy practices.

RC: Onion on Airport Security Oversights (external) 09/10/2006
The satirical newspaper The Onion documents some of the more crazy oversights in airport security.

RC: Onion claims NSA may help you with your long distance charges (external) 07/06/2006
Satirical Onion article claims that NSA Wiretap Reveals Subject May Be Paying Too Much For Long-Distance.

RC: Onion claims privacy advocates can't disclose report (external) 07/01/2005
The satirical newspaper The Onion write about how privacy advocates are refusing to release a new report out of concerns about privacy.

Campaigns

PI warns London Metropolitan Police on their latest surveillance promotional campaign 13/04/2009

Privacy International's responds to the London Metropolitan Police's poster campaign calling on Londoners to report 'suspicious behaviour'.

The Stupid Security Competition 2003 08/04/2003
We've all been there. Standing for ages in a security line at an inconsequential office building only to be given a security pass that a high school student could have faked. Or being forced to take off our shoes at an airport that can't even screen its luggage. The sensitive and sensible folk at Privacy International have endured enough of this treatment. So we are running an international competition to discover the world's most pointless, intrusive, stupid and self-serving security measures.

Links and Other Resources

See the Big Brother Awards International Site 28/07/2004
Every year Privacy International and a growing number of affiliate human rights groups present the Big Brother Awards to government agencies, private companies and individuals who have excelled in the violation of our privacy. This resource tracks the growing awards ceremonies around the world.