An interesting movement gaining momentum is cryptoparties, which is about learning and sharing fundamental survival skills. I say “survival skills”, because it is about…
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What Came True Of Dystopic Predictions Of The 1950s – And What Didn't
You recall the dystopic visions of the future around the 1940s-60s, all the ominous forebodings of a totalitarian surveillance society? The most famous of…
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Debunking The Dangerous "If You Have Nothing To Hide, You Have Nothing To Fear"
Every so often, you hear the argument “If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear”, in order to justify increased and…
Read MoreSweden, Paradise Lost: Part 3 – Sweden Holds DNA Database Of Everybody Under 38
In our series showcasing Sweden as a country that likes to pretend it’s a white knight in shining armor for civil liberties while actually…
Read MoreSwedish Govt Greenlights Database Over Transgendered, Jews, Medically Weak, Gypsies, Trade Unionists. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Every once in a while, a law appears that you have no idea how to relate to. You’re not sure how to tell the…
Read MoreYour Email Privacy Is Under Increasing Threat
Over the last few days, two stories about emails have hit the headlines, and it leads to questions over the future security of email…
Read MoreThe Facebook Fallacy
All too often, I hear the word “Facebook” being used as justifications for why people with the connected lifestyle don’t deserve any privacy. The…
Read MoreNorway: Terrorism Fought With Song, Not Surveillance
Yesterday was day nine in the trial of Anders Breivik, the man behind the events in Oslo and Utøya last July. And in keeping…
Read MoreThe Postcard Fallacy
All too often, I hear people say that “the Internet is like a postcard” – or, using other expressions, imply that people on the…
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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…
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