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View Full Version : 'Moon the Balloon' protest grows, mayor writes PM (The Observer)


Drew Wilson
August 1st, 2009, 12:32 AM
More than 200 people say they will participate in a “moon the balloon” demonstration Aug. 15 by dropping their drawers to protest a high-tech surveillance balloon and camera monitoring the international border at Sarnia.

City police said Thursday they plan to turn a blind eye to the cheeky protest in Centennial Park, but Sarnia's mayor has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to get involved in what he calls an assault on Canadian privacy.

In a letter to the PM Thursday, Mike Bradley said the camera hovering over Port Huron, Mich. is scanning Sarnia’s waterfront, which includes many homes, private businesses and government offices.

“There was absolutely no consultation with the local community and I am not aware if there has been at the national level about this particular initiative,” he said.

The surveillance balloon based on Port Huron's waterfront is equipped with a $1-million camera and is being tested on the international border.

More... (http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1680060)

Yeah!!! I'm rooting for the protesters! Go moon that balloon!!!

:moon::moon::moon::moon::moon:
fleecy
August 1st, 2009, 06:19 AM
talk about turning the other cheek :)
mountain_rage
August 1st, 2009, 09:48 AM
Can outdoor spaces really be private. All these cases where people complain about being video taped in private seem odd to me. When I'm outside I don't expect any level of privacy, I'm outside, in the PUBLIC. Maybe I'm just not paranoid enough to understand these people.
Boomer The Dog
August 1st, 2009, 11:50 AM
Look up how to use a laser pointer to blind a surveillance camera. It's non destructive and pretty awesome!
fleecy
August 2nd, 2009, 06:22 AM
Can outdoor spaces really be private. All these cases where people complain about being video taped in private seem odd to me. When I'm outside I don't expect any level of privacy, I'm outside, in the PUBLIC. Maybe I'm just not paranoid enough to understand these people.

about the only place i'm halfway sure of being in private is at home.... some days i have my doubts about that too :bad:

technology is a double-edged sword.
zemon1
August 2nd, 2009, 11:42 AM
A high-tech surveillance balloon and camera monitoring the international border at Sarnia.

When compared to google street view this seems ok.
mountain_rage
August 2nd, 2009, 11:45 AM
A high-tech surveillance balloon and camera monitoring the international border at Sarnia.

When compared to google street view this seems ok.

How do you come to that conclusion, google street view is a single photo that shows only a fraction of a second in time.