The Munich Security Conference: Security after Snowden (24-25 Jan) December 18, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News Edward Snowden and his exposures is not discussed as much today as it was when revealed. However, the subject has not become any less important just because he’s not in the spotlight anymore. The Munich Security Conference (MSC) takes place in Munich every year, at […]
Dotcom to Sell-Out Digital Rights in US December 4, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion The announcement of launching a US arm to ‘the Internet Party’ (by Mega founder Kim Dotcom) seems, on its face, quite good news. A rich, media-savvy person who understands technology getting into the US political scene to stir things up… New Zealand’s Election Results September 21, 2014 […]
Dutch Pirate Party attacked in hacking incident November 25, 2014 · by Guest Author · in General Assembly During the General Assembly of the Dutch ‘Piratenpartij’ (PPNL), hackers penetrated the security of the party’s infrastructure. Some of the databases that were affected were the member administration system and the webmail. It is still not clear whether the intruders copied any data, changed files or compromised the party’s infrastructure […]
Spreading the Message Through Culture: Introducing Neals October 15, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic Bryce Case Jr, known in the world of geek/nerd hip-hop as YTCracker, is releasing a full-length album (“Introducing Neals“) on 5 November 2014. It’s a concept album covering topics such as net neutrality, privacy, hacking and surveillance, all dear to a Pirate’s heart. The musical […]
Israeli Activists Protest Against Biometric Database Law using Drones October 1, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion “I wasn’t made by finger”, Israeli slang means “I wasn’t born yesterday” CC BY-SA nobio.org A year ago members of Pirate Party Germany landed a drone in front of Angela Merkel’s campaign rally in Dresden, in order to protest the use of surveillance drones […]
Net Neutrality and America’s Censorship Through the Backdoor September 12, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion In one of those rare moments in history, grassroots activists and Silicon Valley are on the same side of an issue: net neutrality must be saved at all costs. For Silicon Valley businesses such as Netflix, there is clearly an economic incentive for preserving net neutrality. […]
TTIP Talk-Debate by Confederación Pirata and ATTAC August 26, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News This post is also available in: Spanish On 1 September 2014, the Confederación Pirata will launch the first talk-debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The talk will feature David Hervás, member of ATTAC Castelló. David is an expert onTTIP and CETA. CC BY-SA PPES The […]
Is Sweden Helping Turkey to Suppress Digital Freedoms? June 19, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion Is the Gothenborg-based NetClean software as innocent as it is presented or is it used for silencing political dissent? Are Turkey’s notorious attempts to limit freedom of expression on the Internet adopting yet another powerful tool? This is the question that comes to mind when reading […]
The Turkish Government Goes Pirate: Further Censorship and Surveillance Mechanisms Coming July 3, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Guest Opinion Due to legal obstacles to prohibiting social-media sharing by political dissidents in Turkey, the government has a new strategy: to act as Internet pirates. Much different than the political pirate movement, Turkey will now try to hack into ISPs’ systems and surveil users’ […]
Call for Action: Support PPUA January 28, 2014 · by Guest Author · in Europe, Pirate Party News Edit: 16/2/14 The deadline has been extended so keep sending videos to the new e-mail added below! The Vice President of the Polish Pirate Party, Zbigniew Łukasiak, recently held an interview with members of the Pirate Party of Ukraine (PPUA)…. The Pirate Party of Ukraine Asks for […]
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