In the last post, I recalled that the only thing that matter whether data collection is taking place is whether it's technically possible, and…
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Once again: If you carry a sensor of any kind, you must assume it to be active and collecting data, you can’t trust pinky promises
As Quartz revealed, Google has been tracking your location since the start of 2017. At this point, the story should not be about why…
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British government announces 15 years in prison for reading banned literature
British lawmakers have announced 15 years in prison for taking part of banned literature. However, the threat of prison only covers new story formats…
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Reminder: In government training material, “terrorism” includes peacefully disagreeing with administration policy in public
Governments are still using “terrorism” as a scareword to get any insane law passed – like Britain’s digital book-burning law. But with its other…
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What Australia can learn from Europe’s failure with Data Retention
This month, Australia’s law mandating telecommunications data retention went into effect. It is clear that Australia learned absolutely nothing from Europe’s abysmal 10-year failure…
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Would U.S. Congress find it acceptable that their phonecalls were recorded, sold, and published?
The United States Congress has decided that Internet Service Providers shall be Common Carriers but without the obligations of a Common Carrier. Specifically, which…
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When good loses to lawful: this thing about proper legal procedures with indefensible outcomes
It’s interesting to watch people rushing to defend the legal processes in last week’s story about a man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt,…
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History tells us the wars on privacy and sharing will get worse before it gets better
All governments of the world are cracking down on privacy and increasing mass surveillance, sometimes in the name of copyright enforcement, sometimes in the…
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Old lady denied exchanging life savings in old banknotes for new issue; could not prove innocence of money; dies
Ethel Hülst had saved for some old-age luxury all her life, cash-in-mattress style, and wanted to exchange her old-issue-note savings for new-issue banknotes. Faced…
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Understanding the Hamburg “illegal links” ruling and its problems
A Hamburg court has ruled that certain links were illegal when they were pointing at photos that were posted in violation of copyright. This…
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