2014 March | PirateTimes – Part 2
Battles for Democracy. Week 11
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we did not write about this past week. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. How the NSA Infects ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware. The classified files – provided…
Pirate Party Bavaria Will Contest Local Elections on Sunday
This Sunday 16 March 2014 the Pirates of Bavaria are fielding dozens of candidates in many cities, towns and communities around Bavaria. In 38 electoral districts electors will have the opportunity to vote Pirate. In a trend that is becoming increasingly common…
Flattr Appreciation During February 2014, Euro 23.38
In February 2014 we had 36 things flattred by 15 unique users. In total we were flattred 66 times last month and received Euro 23.38 in support for our work. More than half of the support came from the two…
Battles for Democracy. Week 10
A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Abused How Filesharing in Germany cost me $3000. On social media this week, you have likely witnessed dozens of copyright infringements – photos, gifs, videos, quotations. Clampdowns…
Austrian Pirates in Coalition With Communists and Der Wandel
On 1 March 2014 a little miracle happened in Vienna, Austria. The Austrian Pirates and communists joined with Der Wandel into a joint election platform for the European Parliament.
ThinkTwice – A Conference That Formed Connections
The ThinkTwice Conference was PPI’s first outside of their regular general assembly. This allowed them to focus purely on strengthening the bonds within the Pirate movement. The conference was organized to “bridge Pirates, NGO’s and Academics”. There were not many…
Battles for Democracy. Week 9
Citizens Abused Lauri Love refuses to turn over Encryption Keys in UK demand under RIPA. On 7 February 2014 the deadline for Lauri Love to turn his encryption keys over to the UK government expired. Who is Lauri Love, who…
The Buddhist Pirate
Last weekend pirates gathered at the “Think Twice 2014” Conference in Frankfurt. I was there to present the agoravoting project and to get a better understanding of what the hell this pirate movement is about. I have been involved less…
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