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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LIVE: Detention Lift Hearings For Assange, Stockholm District Court
At 13:00 July 16, hearings were held in the Stockholm District Court whether to lift the almost-four-year-old detention in absentia for Julian Assange. This…
Read More100k+ People Demand Pardon For Peter Sunde Of The Pirate Bay
Over 100,000 people demand that Peter Sunde, former spokesperson of The Pirate Bay, be pardoned from his sham verdict by the Swedish Administration. In…
Read MoreSweden, Paradise Lost: Part 2 – Private Police Forces
In our series showcasing Sweden as a country that likes to pretend it champions net freedom, but itself does the exact opposite: did you…
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Sweden, Paradise Lost: Part 1 – General Wiretapping
Sweden has a fairly good reputation around the world as a good place to live. However, this reputation comes from a previous era, and…
Read MoreIn Grand Deceivefest, Swedish Parliament Just Voted For Data Retention
Swedish Parliament just voted 233-41 to introduce Data Retention in Sweden, as per the EU directive from 2004. Despite many countries having struck down…
Read MoreOMGWTF: Passwords of 93,000 Politicians, Reporters, Bloggers Leaked
In what is arguably the largest-scale security breach so far in Sweden that didn’t come in the form of a parliamentary decision, a leak…
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Starting Today, Copyright Industry Demands Tax For Your Vacation Photos
The copyright industry never seems to have had enough. Starting today in Sweden, they demand a private tax for external hard drives and USB…
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Horrific: Two Years, Heavy Fine For 60-Year-Old Music File Sharer
Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The…
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On Location in Almedalen, Visby SE
I have recently arrived at this year’s politicians’ week in Sweden. It is a conference unlike any other. All politicians gather informally in a…
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