Illegal spying below: my trip over Utah
I flew in an airship over the NSA’s Utah data center yesterday, as part of a joint action organized by Greenpeace and EFF. It was really a remarkable experience, and we were lucky enough to get it covered by a pretty wide range of media. Here’s a small sample:
- The Guardian: ‘Illegal spying below’: activists launch airship in protest at NSA surveillance
- Wired: Protestors Launch a 135-Foot Blimp Over the NSA’s Utah Data Center
- NBC News: “Illegal Spying Below”: Blimp Flies Over NSA Utah Data Center in Protest
- Huffington Post: Blimp Buzzes NSA Data Center In Anti-Surveillance Protest
- CNET: NSA spying protest takes to the skies in Utah
- Newsweek: Activists Fly Airship over the NSA’s Data Center
- Ars Technica: Airship flies above NSA data center, decries “Illegal Spying Below”
- Boing Boing: Anti-surveillance protesters fly internet freedom blimp over NSA facility in Utah
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Activists fly blimp over Utah’s NSA center
The airship itself looked pretty incredible. EFF has more photos taken from the helicopter, but here’s one, credit to Greenpeace:
I also got some photos from in the airship itself. The obligatory selfie with me and Sim, the pilot for Greenpeace:
And of course some of the data center itself (here in the background):
More to come, both in terms of story and images. Follow the EFF blog to keep up!