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id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-pt-translate-header noprint nomobile" dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-PRISM&action=page&filter=&action_source=translate_page" title="Special:Translate">Translate this page</a></div><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-pt-languages noprint navigation-not-searchable" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-pt-languages-label">Other languages:</div><ul class="mw-pt-languages-list"><li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/id" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (89% translated)" lang="id" dir="ltr">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ms" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="ms" dir="ltr">Bahasa Melayu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/de" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="de" dir="ltr">Deutsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/de-formal" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="de-x-formal" dir="ltr">Deutsch (Sie-Form)</a></li> <li><span class="mw-pt-languages-ui mw-pt-languages-selected mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" lang="en" dir="ltr">English</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/lb" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="PRISM/lb (11% translated)" lang="lb" dir="ltr">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/nl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="nl" dir="ltr">Nederlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/frr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (50% translated)" lang="frr" dir="ltr">Nordfriisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/vi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="vi" dir="ltr">Tiếng Việt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/tr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (44% translated)" lang="tr" dir="ltr">Türkçe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ast" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="ast" dir="ltr">asturianu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/az" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (50% translated)" lang="az" dir="ltr">azərbaycanca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/bs" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM/bs (33% translated)" lang="bs" dir="ltr">bosanski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ca" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="ca" dir="ltr">català</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/da" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (39% translated)" lang="da" dir="ltr">dansk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/es" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="es" dir="ltr">español</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/eu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="PRISM/eu (6% translated)" lang="eu" dir="ltr">euskara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/fr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="fr" dir="ltr">français</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/gl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="gl" dir="ltr">galego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/hr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (39% translated)" lang="hr" dir="ltr">hrvatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/it" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="it" dir="ltr">italiano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/hu" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="PRISM/hu (11% translated)" lang="hu" dir="ltr">magyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/nb" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="nb" dir="ltr">norsk bokmål</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/pl" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="pl" dir="ltr">polski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/pt" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (28% translated)" lang="pt" dir="ltr">português</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/pt-br" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="pt-BR" dir="ltr">português do Brasil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/fi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (72% translated)" lang="fi" dir="ltr">suomi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/sv" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="sv" dir="ltr">svenska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ru" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="PRISM (100% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/sr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRIZMA (94% translated)" lang="sr" dir="ltr">српски / srpski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/uk" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="PRISM (94% translated)" lang="uk" dir="ltr">українська</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/yi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (22% translated)" lang="yi" dir="rtl">ייִדיש</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/he" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (39% translated)" lang="he" dir="rtl">עברית</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ar" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="بريزم (28% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ps" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM/ps (22% translated)" lang="ps" dir="rtl">پښتو</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ne" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="प्रिज्म (6% translated)" lang="ne" dir="ltr">नेपाली</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/mr" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="PRISM/mr (6% translated)" lang="mr" dir="ltr">मराठी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/hi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="प्रिज्म (50% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/bn" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="প্রিজম (50% translated)" lang="bn" dir="ltr">বাংলা</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ta" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM/ta (17% translated)" lang="ta" dir="ltr">தமிழ்</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ml" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="പ്രിസം (33% translated)" lang="ml" dir="ltr">മലയാളം</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/th" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM/th (39% translated)" lang="th" dir="ltr">ไทย</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ka" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (22% translated)" lang="ka" dir="ltr">ქართული</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/zh" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="稜鏡計劃 (100% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ja" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="PRISM (56% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM/ko" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="프리즘 (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r24667446">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output 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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">Note: The text below comes from a <a class="external text" href="https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/06/14/prism-surveillance-wikimedia/">blog post</a> by Wikimedia Foundation General Counsel Geoff Brigham. The Wikimedia Foundation is professionally translating that blog post and this feedback page into German, French, Spanish and Japanese and hopes to post by Tuesday. With our appreciation, we ask the international Wikimedia community to help in translating that blog post and this feedback page (which are almost the same) in other languages as well as people’s feedback given throughout the course of this consultation period. <p>Also there may be comments under <a class="external text" href="https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/06/14/prism-surveillance-wikimedia/">the original blog post</a>, in the wikimedia-l thread, and maybe other discussion pages. To the extent those comments could be transferred to <b><a href="/wiki/Talk:PRISM" title="Talk:PRISM">this feedback page</a></b>, that would facilitate our ability to review and comment on the various positions and ideas. </p> Many thanks.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback" data-mw-thread-id="h-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"><span id="PRISM.2C_government_surveillance.2C_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span>PRISM, government surveillance, and Wikimedia: Request for community feedback<span data-mw-comment-end="h-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PRISM&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: PRISM, government surveillance, and Wikimedia: Request for community feedback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Last week, news outlets published information about a U.S. government internet surveillance program called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)" class="extiw" title="w:PRISM (surveillance program)">PRISM</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that reportedly enables the U.S. government to directly collect personal information from the servers of certain U.S.-based service providers.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the service providers that were allegedly involved have denied participating in PRISM,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but President Obama appears to have acknowledged and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-07/politics/39806756_1_president-obama-phone-records-privacy">defended</a> the existence of the program. </p><p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/12/heres-everything-we-know-about-prism-to-date/">Uncertainty</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/what-we-need-to-know-about-prism">open questions</a> persist about the nature and scope of PRISM. These public reports, and the conflicts among them, have raised concerns in the Wikimedia community, including at the Wikimedia Foundation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Where_we_stand" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_we_stand-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_we_stand-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span>Where we stand<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_we_stand-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PRISM&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Where we stand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wikimedia Foundation has not received requests or legal orders to participate in PRISM, to comply with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act_(FISA)" class="extiw" title="w:Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)</a>, or to participate in or facilitate any secret intelligence surveillance program. We also have not "changed" our systems to make government surveillance easier, as the <i>New York Times</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/technology/tech-companies-bristling-concede-to-government-surveillance-efforts.html">has claimed</a> is the case for some service providers.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Why_we_care" data-mw-thread-id="h-Why_we_care-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Why_we_care-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span>Why we care<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Why_we_care-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PRISM&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Why we care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Freedom of speech and access to information are core Wikimedia <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sue_Gardner/Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles" class="extiw" title="m:User:Sue Gardner/Wikimedia Foundation Guiding Principles">values</a>. These values can be compromised by surveillance: editors and readers understandably are less willing to write and inform themselves as honestly and freely. Put simply, "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=132904">rights of privacy are necessary for intellectual freedom</a>." </p><p>In addition, while PRISM is a United States government program, the global nature of internet traffic, and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22883340">alleged sharing</a> of surveillance information between governments, means that <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/international-customers-its-time-call-us-internet-companies-demand-accountability">Internet users around the world are potentially affected</a>. Because of this, we feel an obligation to our entire <i>global</i> community of contributors and readers to further understand (and possibly respond to) this issue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Consultation_and_action" data-mw-thread-id="h-Consultation_and_action-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Consultation_and_action-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span>Consultation and action<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Consultation_and_action-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PRISM&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Consultation and action"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because of the many open questions about PRISM, and the potential importance of this issue to our core values, we feel it is appropriate to consult with the Wikimedia community about what next steps we might take.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In our opinion, governments must be transparent to their publics. This transparency is essential to our ability (and that of other like-minded organizations) to determine whether a legal or constitutional challenge is appropriate in a case like this. </p><p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/06/11/stopwatching-us-mozilla-launches-massive-campaign-on-digital-surveillance/">Mozilla</a>, the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/06/response-nsa-we-need-new-church-commission-and-we-need-it-now">Electronic Frontier Foundation</a>, the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fsf.org/news/free-software-foundation-statement-on-prism-revelations">Free Software Foundation</a>, and the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leslie-harris/nsa-surveillance_b_3411400.html">Center for Democracy and Technology</a>, among many others, have begun to work together on this issue. They have started by preparing an <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://optin.stopwatching.us/">open letter to the U.S. Congress</a>, calling for transparency, investigation, reform, and accountability, and have asked individuals and other interested organizations—like the Wikimedia Foundation—to join them. </p><p>As we see it, we have an important role to play in helping ensure protections for free expression and access to information as it relates to our mission. We accordingly feel that the Wikimedia Foundation should collaborate with these organizations, and possibly others, and join in their effort to demand that the government account for and explain their internet surveillance programs. </p><p>That said, we want to hear from you on these topics before we take any action. Should we join with these organizations in their public statements and efforts as they relate to the Wikimedia community’s values and mission? Please leave your thoughts <b><a href="/wiki/Talk:PRISM" title="Talk:PRISM">on the talk page</a></b>. We will consider all feedback, but, because events are moving quickly, we feel we need to make a decision on this by June 21, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes-PRISM,_government_surveillance,_and_Wikimedia:_Request_for_community_feedback"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PRISM&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Washington Post</i> and <i>The Guardian</i> broke the story on June 6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">An early report alleged remarkable breadth of data accessible under the program. CNET has since <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57588337-38/no-evidence-of-nsas-direct-access-to-tech-companies/">reported</a>, however, that the program at least involves some formalized and particularized process.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">TechCrunch has <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/06/google-facebook-apple-deny-participation-in-nsa-prism-program/">published</a> denials from eight allegedly-involved organizations.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Surveillance is possible without our cooperation. As a result, snooping on general internet traffic by governments or others may affect our contributors and readers. To help block this, Wikimedia sites are already reachable under HTTPS, and installing <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere">HTTPS Everywhere</a> makes this the default. We are working towards increasingly making HTTPS the default both for readers and logged in users without the need to install an extension. Updates will be posted to our <a class="external text" href="https://techblog.wikimedia.org">engineering blog</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">As you may know, the Wikimedia community worked with the Wikimedia Foundation to put together <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/Foundation_Policy_and_Political_Association_Guideline" class="extiw" title="m:Legal and Community Advocacy/Foundation Policy and Political Association Guideline">a policy</a> on the Foundation’s association with certain political or policy issues. It applies when, among other things, the Wikimedia Foundation <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/Foundation_Policy_and_Political_Association_Guideline#collaborative-advocacy" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Legal and Community Advocacy/Foundation Policy and Political Association Guideline">seeks to collaborate</a> with other organizations to take action on a particular policy or political question. 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