<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:press@fsfeurope.org">press@fsfeurope.org</a>><br>Date: Mar 24, 2014 7:50 AM<br>Subject: [FSFE PR][EN] Computers in the post-Snowden era: choose before paying!<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:press-release@fsfeurope.org">press-release@fsfeurope.org</a>><br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"> = Computers in the post-Snowden era: choose before paying! =<br>
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[Read online: <a href="http://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140324-01.en.html" target="_blank">http://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140324-01.en.html</a>]<br>
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The revelations from Edward Snowden concerning massive surveillance of<br>
communications demonstrates the need for each person to be able to<br>
control their computers and phones. Yet computer and telephone<br>
manufacturers and retailers typicall impose on users programs that<br>
jeopardise their privacy.<br>
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Each person should therefore have the opportunity to refuse to pay for<br>
non-Free software, and be allowed to choose the programs that run on<br>
their telephone and computer.<br>
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Today, the Free Software Foundation joins other organisations throughout<br>
the world[1] in requesting an unfettered choice of the operating system<br>
on telephones, laptops and other computing devices.<br>
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- Sign the international petition![2]<br>
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- Further information.[3]<br>
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- Do you want help in promoting this petition?[4]<br>
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1. <a href="http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/support" target="_blank">http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/support</a><br>
2. <a href="http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/click/en" target="_blank">http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/click/en</a><br>
3. <a href="http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/en/index" target="_blank">http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/en/index</a><br>
4. <a href="http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/index" target="_blank">http://no.more.racketware.info/petition/index</a><br>
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== About the Free Software Foundation Europe ==<br>
<br>
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit<br>
non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and<br>
involved in many global activities. Access to software determines<br>
participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation in<br>
the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free<br>
Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the<br>
furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,<br>
modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these issues,<br>
securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people<br>
Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues<br>
of the FSFE.<br>
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