It’s a very interesting time in the news for Russia. On the one hand, they’re giving asylum to a man who blew the whistle…
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Maybe The Pirate Bay Should Sink?
As a movement based on forking, remixing, and letting the best products win are we really doing anyone any favours by continuing to use…
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The world’s first mass-market open source video game console is not going to turn the video game industry upside down any time soon. But…
Read MoreThe United States Seized Confidential Mail Records Of European Parliament
I can’t say I’m surprised – but we’ve got the United States and its security bureaucrats digging through our e-mail in the European Parliament….
Read MorePRISM – The British Dimension
Loz Kaye, leader of the UK Pirate Party, gives a view from the UK about the NSA PRISM revelations: The cultural sense among ordinary…
Read More4 UX Problems Holding Back Crypto And Anti-Wiretapping Technology
Now that our worst wiretapping fears have been confirmed, millions of people are realizing that we need to start using decentralized, encrypted communication yesterday….
Read MoreHow To Bypass TSA / Airport Security
Security theatre is dangerous, not only to our civil liberties but also to our individual safety. I am going to outline some of the…
Read MoreTerrorists Tried To Terrorize Boston. They Succeeded.
Last night, the city of Boston, Massachusetts and some surrounding suburbs shut down. The only people on the streets were heavily armed police and…
Read MoreLet's Reform Copyright. With A Sledgehammer. Into Smithereens.
There are many ways we could reform the copyright monopoly to solve some of its problems. This is politically doable. But long-term, we really…
Read MoreEU President, IT Staff Don’t Understand Democracy, Maths, Truth
Last month there were revelations about the EU Parliament IT system, and the arbitrary way in which email blocks on legitimate topics can be…
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