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Activists Plan a Jam Echelon Day

Net activists plan to attempt to "Jam" the Echelon surveillance system on October 21, 2001. Echelon is a global communications surveillance system operated by the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Its capabilities are classified, however, it is suspected that Echelon can monitor phone, Internet, e-mail, and satellite communications worldwide.

Jam Echelon Day 2001.
Echelon Watch.