The UK’s Data Emergency
In a sudden move by the British Parliament, in response to April’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that the current Data Retention is unlawful and contravenes the European Convention of Human Rights, the leaders of the three main parties have this…
About Ed Geraghty
Ed is the Party Secretary for Pirate Party UK and has been active in the Pirate movement in various roles since 2009. Originally a programmer by trade, he now works as a Commodities Trader in central London.
The Day We Fight Back
Today, 11 February 2014, marks The Day We Fight Back, on a date chosen to coincide with the anniversary of Aaron Swartz‘s death and the two-year anniversary of the SOPA blackout which he helped organise. Groups including the EFF, Mozilla,…
About Ed Geraghty
Ed is the Party Secretary for Pirate Party UK and has been active in the Pirate movement in various roles since 2009. Originally a programmer by trade, he now works as a Commodities Trader in central London.
UK’s web blocking programme begins
UK blocking has become default for every new subscriber to an ISP service and will soon be extended to all existing subscribers. The impact of these filters has already been catastrophic as shown in an investigation by “Newsnight”.
About Ed Geraghty
Ed is the Party Secretary for Pirate Party UK and has been active in the Pirate movement in various roles since 2009. Originally a programmer by trade, he now works as a Commodities Trader in central London.
UK Prime Minister calls for further Web Blocking
In a widely criticised move, this week David Cameron (The UK’s Prime Minister) indicated his intention to force Britain’s ISPs to filter pornography, this would be achieved by making account holders “opt in” for access to otherwise black-listed sites on the public web.
About Ed Geraghty
Ed is the Party Secretary for Pirate Party UK and has been active in the Pirate movement in various roles since 2009. Originally a programmer by trade, he now works as a Commodities Trader in central London.
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