Activism

Call to Action: Write to the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee on the upcoming copyright vote

2017-09-24 • by Rick Falkvinge 7788 3

On October 10, an important committee in the European Parliament will vote on future copyright law. It hangs in the balance, and ordinary people…

IMSI Catching: Phone surveillance measures and countermeasures go mainstream

2017-08-29 • by Rick Falkvinge 10924 12

The German newspaper Die Zeit has a long feature this week about IMSI catchers and their countermeasures, words that were long heard only in…

Blockstream having patents in Segwit makes all the weird pieces of the last three years fall perfectly into place

2017-05-01 • by Rick Falkvinge 74423 74

Based on Blockstream’s behavior in the Bitcoin community, I have become absolutely certain that Segwit contains patents that Blockstream and/or their owners have planned…

Bitcoin, Innovation Of Governance; Lightning Rod Striking Balance Of Power

2016-07-18 • by Nozomi Hayase 11711 4

In its seven years of existence, Bitcoin has gained wide mainstream attention with its disruptive potential in finance. Yet, currency is just its first…

Bitcoin; Technology Beyond Ideology And A Call For Evolution

2015-06-27 • by Nozomi Hayase 16402 41

Six years since the invention of the blockchain, more people are beginning to see the powerful political implications that this technology brings. People from…

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Swarmwise Released In Czech!

2015-03-30 • by Rick Falkvinge 11134 19

The first translation of Swarmwise is officially here – and it’s in Czech! As of 20:00 on March 30, the electronic format of the…

Wireless router. Photo by Keith Williamson, Flickr.

Hilarious: Activists Turn Tables On Political Surveillance Hawks, Wiretap Them With Honeypot Open Wi-Fi At Security Conference

2015-01-14 • by Rick Falkvinge 11814 19

Activists from the Pirate Party’s youth wing have wiretapped high-level political surveillance hawks at Sweden’s top security conference. They set up an open wi-fi…