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[Wikimedia-l] Re: New update in Wikimedia Foundation v. National Security Agency
Thanks for Al the efforts devoted to this cause , it’s unfortunate hearing
the court’s decision.
The fight is still on

On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 19:19 James Buatti <jbuatti@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Today, the United States’ Supreme Court denied our petition to review the
> U.S. National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of internet
> communications and activities, marking the end of our case Wikimedia
> Foundation v. NSA
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_v._NSA>. While this
> decision is a blow to privacy and freedom of expression online, we don’t
> plan to let it hinder our advocacy efforts. We invite you to read our
> Diff post
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/02/21/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-wikimedia-foundations-challenge-to-nsa-mass-surveillance/>
> about this decision and our plans to continue to push to protect free
> knowledge on Wikimedia projects and beyond.
>
> If you wish to share the news, you can use this social media toolkit
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fuKz3Q9BKTrQygp4ef-sDYCkmYmNBuq93qdqMILMd4E/>
> .
>
>
> Best,
>
> Jim
>
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 10:53 AM James Buatti <jbuatti@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> We invite you to take a look at our Diff post
>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/26/wikimedia-foundation-aclu-and-knight-institute-urge-u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-nsas-mass-surveillance/> about
>> a recent update in our lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency>, the agency
>> responsible for a number of mass surveillance practices that first came to
>> light in 2013
>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2013/07/18/wikimedia-foundation-letter-transparency-nsa-prism/>.
>> As we describe in the post, we first filed
>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/stop-spying-on-wikipedia-users.html>
>> this case in 2015 to protect the privacy and free expression rights of
>> Wikimedia users worldwide. In the coming months, we will share more about
>> this case, its implications, and how you can get involved.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jim Buatti on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Affairs and Global
>> Advocacy Teams
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Buatti (he/him)
>>
>> Senior Manager, Legal
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>>
>>
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>>
>
> --
>
> James Buatti (he/him)
>
> Legal Director
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
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derrick