The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has decided that a wholesale censorship of Google Sites in Turkey violates the European Convention of…
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Court Of Human Rights: Convictions For File-Sharing Violate Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has declared that the copyright monopoly stands in direct conflict with fundamental Human Rights, as defined in the…
Read MoreOperation Last Resort
Anyone who read my last post knows that the death of Aaron was hard on me, as it was to many in the Pirate…
Read MoreAlpha Geeks (and Pirates) Explained
For some time, there has been a misunderstanding of how to deal with Pirates, or even just getting their viewpoint. They’re seen as arrogant,…
Read MoreDeath Twitches: Nokia Caught Wiretapping Encrypted Traffic From Its Handsets
Nokia, the cellphone manufacturer, has been listening in to all encrypted communications from its handset’s browser. Every connection advertised as secure – banking, social…
Read MoreHow the Police (and Politicians) Can Regain the Public Trust
A few months ago, I asked what we should do about law enforcement officials that broke the law in a piece called “Is it…
Read MoreTwo Swedes Renditioned To The US, Possibly To Death Penalty, In Secrecy And Without Lawyers' Knowledge
Mid-November, two Swedish citizens with Somali origins were renditioned from Djibouti to a prison in the United States of America. According to the US,…
Read MoreThe Declared Value System: Managing Monopolies for the Public Good
What would a truly free-market approach to copyrights and patents look like? The problem we have right now is this: The flat green line…
Read MoreWe Should Be Spending Billions Fighting Bathtubs, Not Terrorism
Every year, on average, 40 Europeans die in terrorist attacks. When you compare the policies and billions plown down into this number, you quickly…
Read MorePrivacy: The Political Divider
Privacy issues are political dividers. Either you take the classical liberal stand – that citizens are individuals, who should be judged by their actions,…
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