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Creator News Pedro Gutierrez Pirate Topic

Pedro Gutierrez | PirateTimes – Part 2

Battles for Democracy. Week 15 April 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy: The heartbleed bug;  US spied human rights organisations;  Nations buying as hackers sell flaws in computer code; Alaveteli: Open Source Freedom of Information Platform; Angela Merkel denied access to her NSA file…… About Pedro Gutierrez The certainty that a World War on Democracy was going on and we, the people, were unaware of it was keeping me up at night. The fact, crystal clear now after Snowden’s revelations, that the new battlefield is your mobile, your laptop, your data and so, that every citizen (i.e. you) …

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European Pirates Have a Board With Amelia at Head | PirateTimes

European Pirates Have a Board With Amelia at Head April 12, 2014 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Conference On 20-21 March 2014 nearly 400 Pirates gathered in the European Parliament in Brussels. Their goal was to create ‘The European Pirate Party” (PPEU) and bond together closer. People came from all over Europe and 34 speakers were booked for the following Internet Governance and Beyond conference which took place just after the founding of PPEU. Swedish Pirate MEP Amelia Andersdotter was unanimously elected, by the delegates of Pirate Parties, as the head of PPEU.   Technology is changing politics in a dramatic way and traditional politicians are unable to understand this acceleration. …

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General Assembly In Paris | PirateTimes

Pirate Parties International – General Assembly in Paris April 10, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Party News The next General Assembly of the International Pirate Party will take place in Paris on the 12-13 April 2014. Also taking place at the same time, is an Open Space conference under the topic: Emerging Issues for the Global Society. Acoording to the PPI statues a General Assembly is the organisation’s highest organ and can therefore make desicions concerning new members and the board as well as about changes in the statues. So far there are only two parties applying for PPI membership, Norway and Costa Rica. The registration has …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

I Miss My Political Happiness- The Cause of Political Apathy | PirateTimes

I Miss My Political Happiness / The Cause of Political Apathy April 6, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic This post was originally written in Swedish by Johanna Jönsson [Swedish] who shares her personal reflection on political happiness. Johanna is not a Pirate but her ideas can be generically applied to many political parties.  ——— I don’t really know what happened. Earlier when someone asked me why I spent so much time in politics and the party I answered, without a doubt, that it was the most enjoyable thing there was. That I had found my home. That my personal characteristics were appreciated. That I finally found …

Creator Daniel Ebbert News Pirate Topic

It seems we have a neutral net! #success | PirateTimes

It Seems We Have a Neutral Net! #success April 5, 2014 · by Daniel Ebbert · in Pirate Topics The European Parliament accepted the Digital Agenda that was originally promoted by Vice President Neelie Kroes. This Digital Agenda includes net neutrality within the European Union and puts an end to roaming charges for mobile services in other European countries by the end of 2015. In the original proposal, net neutrality was not as clearly defined as it currently is. The original proposal had a section about “specialised services” which could get prioritised access i.e. the opposite of net neutrality. This section was one of the main points for critique as …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News

Young European Election Ambassadors conference in Brussels | PirateTimes

Young European Election Ambassadors conference in Brussels April 20, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The conference, called Young European Election Ambassadors (YEEA), was arranged by Young Pirates Europe to be a meeting point for young pirates (and some older ones). It was arranged in parallel with the PPEU conference and continued after it. YEEA was a mixture of presentations, workshops and social talking. BYRRH is a huge warehouse in Brussels which served as home for the days the conference took place. The Pirates only used a small part of the giant warehouse for their conference. The rest was used in many different and creative ways for several …

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The Turkish Government Goes Pirate: Further Censorship And Surveillance Mechanisms Coming | PirateTimes

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’ browsing/sharing habits. With this aim, recently the Internet watchdog sent a “secret orders” memo to ISPs, to prepare the software infrastructure necessary for detecting users that share unwanted content on social-media platforms. The daily Taraf’s article by Tunca Öğreten reveals the government’s plans to intervene …

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2014 March | PirateTimes

Battles for Democracy. Week 13 March 31, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic A weekly summary of the battles for democracy we couldn’t write about. Citizens Losing Citizens abused or killed, liberties and rights cut. More than 500 people sentenced to death in a single hearing in Egypt. According to state media reports,… The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics March 30, 2014 · by Matthijs Pontier · in Election The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate …

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2014 March | PirateTimes – Part 2

Battles for Democracy. Week 11 March 17, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic 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 March 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election 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 …

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The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics | PirateTimes

The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics March 30, 2014 · by Matthijs Pontier · in Election The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate in the history of Dutch politics. Assuming that irregularities in Amsterdam will not lead to changes in the numbers of seats, they almost won another two seats during the elections. The Piratenpartij Netherlands came 182 votes short for a seat in the city council and only 245 votes short for the board committee in Amsterdam South. A summary of the …

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