【オンライン講演】戦後８０年の報道状況と軍事強化の重なり実感　琉球新報の南 彰記者　OJNで語る＝須藤春夫（法政大学名誉教授）

日本ジャーナリストクラブ（JCJ）
2 days 22 hours ago
　ＯＪＮ（沖縄ジャンプナイト）主催のオンライン講演会は、「琉球新報」編集委員の南彰さんを講師に迎え、４月６日に開催された。参加者は30人。講演の要旨は以下の通り。　琉球新報（以下、新報）に転職して１年５カ月、戦後80年の報道状況と台湾有事の名のもとに進む沖縄南西シフトの軍事強化が重なり合うのを日々実感している。　国会では軍事強化に歯止めをかける議論がまったくされず、それどころか、政治家からは「闘う覚悟」「一戦を交える」などの好戦的な発言が出てくる状況である。このような発言が跋..
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Please Drone Responsibly: C-UAS Legislation Needs Civil Liberties Safeguards

EFF update
3 days 15 hours ago

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing titled “Defending Against Drones: Setting Safeguards for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Authorities.” While the government has a legitimate interest in monitoring and mitigating drone threats, it is critical that those powers are narrowly tailored. Robust checks and oversight mechanisms must exist to prevent misuse and to allow ordinary, law-abiding individuals to exercise their rights. 

Unfortunately, as we and many other civil society advocates have highlighted, past proposals have not addressed those needs. Congress should produce well-balanced rules that address all these priorities, not grant de facto authority to law enforcement to take down drone flights whenever they want. Ultimately, Congress must decide whether drones will be a technology that mainly serves government agencies and big companies, or whether it might also empower individuals. 

To make meaningful progress in stabilizing counter unmanned aerial system (“C-UAS”) authorities and addressing emerging issues, Congress should adopt a more comprehensive approach that considers the full range of risks and implements proper safeguards. Future C-UAS legislation include the following priorities, which are essential to protecting civil liberties and ensuring accountability:

  • Strong and explicit safeguards for First Amendment-protected activities 
  • Ensure transparency and require detailed reporting
  • Provide due process and recourse for improper counter-drone activities 
  • Require C-UAS mitigation to involve least-invasive methods
  • Maintain reasonable retention limits on data collection
  • Maintain sunset for C-UAS powers as drone uses continue to evolve

Congress can—and should—address public safety concerns without compromising privacy and civil liberties. C-UAS authorities should only be granted with the clear limits outlined above to help ensure that counter-drone authorities are wielded responsibly.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) shared these concerns with the Committee in a joint Statement For The Record.

India McKinney

Tell Congress Not To Weaponize The Treasury Department Against Nonprofits

EFF action alerts
3 days 17 hours ago

The House of Representatives just passed a dangerous bill that gives broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. Nonprofits would not have a meaningful opportunity to defend themselves, and could be targeted without disclosing the reasons or evidence for the decision. Even if they are not targeted, the threat alone could chill the activities of some nonprofit organizations. Over 130 civil liberties, religious, reproductive health, immigrant rights, human rights, racial justice, LGBTQ+, environmental, and educational organizations signed a letter opposing the bill as written. We most tell the Senate not to pass H.R. 9495, the so-called “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act.”

Electronic Frontier Foundation