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Greenpeace and EFF launch protest blimp over NSA data center in Utah
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/27/greenpeace-and-eff-launch-protest-blimp-over-nsa-data-center-in-utah/
Greenpeace and EFF launch protest blimp over NSA data center in Utah
By Reuters
Friday, June 27, 2014 19:19 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Three activist groups flew a blimp emblazoned with the words “Illegal Spying Below” over the National Security Agency’s data center in Utah on Friday in protest against the federal government’s mass surveillance programs.
The one-hour flight over the high-tech facility was launched by the environmental group Greenpeace, digital rights activists the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a conservative political organization, the Tenth Amendment Center.
The 135-foot-long (41-meter-long) blimp, which is owned by Greenpeace, was adorned with a sign that read, “NSA Illegal Spying Below.”
In an email to Reuters, the agency declined to comment.
