I usually don’t watch video. The format bores me. But I found this short film about the current developments amazing. Normally, when I start…
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Back From Keynote In Aarhus, DK
I just came back from Denmark, where I gave the opening keynote at GOTO Conference in Aarhus. I spoke for almost an hour about…
Read MoreSwedish Pirate Party Surges After File-Sharing Host Facility Raided
Following a police raid on the hosting facility PRQ that coincided with technical problems at the iconic The Pirate Bay, the Swedish Pirate Party…
Read MoreSwedish Cabinet Can Now Give Assange Anti-Extradition Guarantees. Why Don't They?
When it comes to the extradition to Sweden of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, the heels of prestige have dug shoulder-deep trenches. The…
Read MoreAfter Extravagant "Bond" Party Uncovered, Swedish Govt Classifies ALL Security Police Expenditures
Following in the footsteps of a scandal where the Swedish Security Police Säpo was discovered to have wasted half a million taxpayer euros on…
Read MoreSaving The Euro In Four Easy, Unaccountable Steps
With four simple actions, the Euro can be temporarily saved. There’s not even a political decision involved; all of these four actions can be…
Read MoreA Better Definition Of "Non-Commercial"
There is an ongoing discussion about the next generation of Creative Commons licenses, and the “Non-commercial” licenses may be dropped – the licenses that…
Read MoreTrusting Telcos With Internet Is Like Trusting Fox With Henhouse
It is absolute madness from a policy perspective to trust internet rollout to telco companies. Telcos have a strategic special-interest incentive to delay, hinder,…
Read MoreDutch Pirate Party Triples Support, But Misses Parliament
In elections this week, the Dutch Pirate Party failed to enter Parliament. However, the party still pulled off a tremendous feat in tripling its…
Read MoreChild Porn Laws Aren’t As Bad As You Think. They’re Much, Much Worse.
My last article about the counterproductive laws on the topic of child abuse imagery has drawn quite a bit of attention, and I’m very…
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