Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion July 12, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In March of this year, public records… Swiss Privacy Shield Down! April 29, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Party News The so-called “shield” protecting Swiss data has no legal basis in the US. After several weeks of research and analysis of the US-Privacy Shield agreement and its implementation, this morning, the Swiss Pirate Party (PPS) notified the …

Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion July 12, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In March of this year, public records… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net Search All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading… Calendar of the PPI Archives July 2017 (3) May 2017 (3) April 2017 (3) February 2017 (2) January 2017 (1) November 2016 (1) October 2016 (4) August 2016 (4) July 2016 (6) June …

Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion July 12, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In March of this year, public records requests about Privacy Shield were sent to data protection authorities across the European Union. To date, the vast majority of EU data protection authorities have failed to release public records on Privacy Shield. Lobbying by American Corporate Interests American corporations, such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter, use the Privacy Shield framework …

Privacy Shield: the American Lobbying Invasion July 12, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic It is difficult to know the true extent to which American corporate interests and the US government continue to lobby the European Union and its member states on the US-EU Privacy Shield agreement. In March of this year, public records… About Rachael Tackett Originally part of the Occupy protests, Rachael is an advocate for transparency in government and digital civil liberties.     NSA Contractors Join Privacy Shield February 21, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic Did you really think that the European Union would protect your privacy? Don’t be …

NSA Contractors Join Privacy Shield February 21, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic Did you really think that the European Union would protect your privacy? Don’t be so naive. The US-EU Privacy Shield program is supposed to give EU citizens greater data protections. As I wrote previously, the Privacy Shield program has several… New Snowden Documentary Censored Online February 3, 2015 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic In January, a leaked copy of the film Citizenfour was posted online. Citizenfour details how Edward Snowden leaked NSA documents, which revealed a massive government surveillance program. Soon after the film appeared online, copies of the film started …

NSA Contractors Join Privacy Shield February 21, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic This post is also available in: Spanish Did you really think that the European Union would protect your privacy? Don’t be so naive. The US-EU Privacy Shield program is supposed to give EU citizens greater data protections. As I wrote previously, the Privacy Shield program has several legal loopholes, which makes it look a bit like a block of Swiss cheese. To add insult to injury, not only does the Privacy Shield fail to protect people’s private data, even NSA contractors are invited to join the party! The Privacy Shield program gives these NSA contractors …

Governments Covertly Fund Internet Freedom Activists February 27, 2015 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic In September of 2012, a nonprofit from the Netherlands, Hivos, announced that it was launching a new fund called the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP). The governments of the Netherlands, US, and UK created this new fund to “promote, secure, and advance… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading…

Governments Covertly Fund Internet Freedom Activists February 27, 2015 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic In September of 2012, a nonprofit from the Netherlands, Hivos, announced that it was launching a new fund called the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP). The governments of the Netherlands, US, and UK created this new fund to “promote, secure, and advance… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading…

Governments Covertly Fund Internet Freedom Activists February 27, 2015 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic In September of 2012, a nonprofit from the Netherlands, Hivos, announced that it was launching a new fund called the Digital Defenders Partnership (DDP). The governments of the Netherlands, US, and UK created this new fund to “promote, secure, and advance… News about the pirate movement International Pirate News: #ppintSign up: bi-weekly newsletter contact@piratetimes.net All Content (not specified) is CC-BY PirateTimes. Please link back to us. Recent Comments Loading…