Month: November 2012

New Draft Reveals OpenCleanIT Was Shortened November 4, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Topic This is an update to yesterday’s article, which analysed the draft CleanIT document published and opened for comment by the OpenCleanIT platform. Another draft of the CleanIT document has been published (version 0.77 dated October 30, whereas the previously discussed document was version 0.762, dated October 24). It seems as if the version published on the OpenCleanIT platform was severely shortened. A quick overview of the new document reveals that some ideas which where left out in the discussed draft are in fact still in there. There still is a “best practice” chapter …

Pirates open up CleanIT. But has it changed? November 3, 2012 · by Paul Wardenga · in Pirate Topic CleanIT is a public-private partnership project by several European governments, internet industry firms, and NGOs that has been subject to strong criticism. Opponents fear CleanIT endangers civil rights and internet freedom, while keeping their work hidden from public oversight. This secrecy has now been reduced. Last weekend, the project officially published the latest draft of their working document. This was achieved due to the efforts of Sven Clement, President of the Pirate Party of Luxembourg, and Pascal Gloor, Vice-President of the Pirate Party of Switzerland, who takes part in the CleanIT …