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Keynotes, Fight for the Internet and Open Data (The Internet Days 1/2) | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine December 16, 2014 October 19, 2020

Keynotes, Fight for the Internet and Open Data (The Internet Days 1/2) December 16, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic “Internetdagarna” (The Internet Days) is one of the most important Swedish conferences for individuals who work with the Internet in various ways. The Pirate Times attended to give you some more insight. It took place 24-25 November 2014 in Stockholm and featured keynote speakers such as Cory Doctorow, Emily Parker, Annie Machon, Harper Reed and the Swedish IT minister, Mehmet Kaplan. At the Internet Days, people who shape the Internet today and in the future will meet. Last year, we shifted from a classic conference to a forum – …

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Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP | PirateTimes

admin November 28, 2014 October 19, 2020

Why Pirates should be concerned about TTIP November 28, 2014 · by Aram Gurekian · in Pirate Topic The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) bothers us on the methodological plane and on the content plane. On 11 October 2014, a large number of organizations cooperated with European Pirates in actions across many countries against the TTIP TTIP Methodology We recognize that while more information has apparently been made available, when compared to previous similar negotiations, it is still largely insufficient.This methodology collides with two issues that we consider central: Transparency Participation Do we always have to counteract to such moves (ACTA, TTIP, TISA) or shall we try to change the …

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How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde Prison | PirateTimes

Josef Ohlsson Collentine October 18, 2014 October 19, 2020

How the State Produces Hate: Peter Sunde in Prison (Part 1/2) October 18, 2014 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Guest Opinion, Pirate Topic The prison sentence from The Pirate Bay trial is not the only punishment that Peter Sunde has to endure. His brother wrote a long public post on Facebook about the treatment of Peter Sunde and how it also affects and punishes people close to him. The words below have been translated from Swedish, with permission from the author. You will have to judge the validity of the claims yourself since it’s hard to verify. ———About the correctional facility, Peter Sunde and our father’s illness / …

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Spreading the Message through Culture | PirateTimes

Guest Author October 15, 2014 October 19, 2020

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 style fuses rap with cyberpunk/synthwave and is groundbreaking. YTCracker is possibly the only music artist in the world who can both speak to these technology/political topics with in-depth, first-hand knowledge and engage a broad and deep base of passionate music listeners. I believe that the …

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Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? | PirateTimes

Loïc Grobol October 13, 2014 October 19, 2020

Taiga: a New Project Tracker for Pirate Activities? October 13, 2014 · by Loïc · in Pirate Topic In the ecosystem of Pirate activities, there are currently two big players in terms of project management: Redmine and Trello. Both answer to a specific need: Redmine allows detailed tracking of issues and integrates with common version control systems (VCS), (such as Git); Trello allow a quick overall view of independent tasks and their different stages. But a new cool kid has spawned from the Madrid-based team Kaleido who have created something they call Taiga. Taiga’s plan is to bring together the best of both worlds: a detailed issue tracker, with points and stages …

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Freedom not Fear International Action Days | PirateTimes

Andrew Reitemeyer September 25, 2014 March 6, 2021

Freedom not Fear International Action Days September 25, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic Freedom not Fear is an organization that coordinates over 150 NGOs, political parties, trade unions and other organisations that share common aims. Namely: To have freedom of speech in a digitized world and a free and uncensored internet to express ourselves. To have privacy in the knowledge society, not surveillance. To live in freedom, not in fear. They are mostly European based but are drawing more attention from the rest of the world. Since 2008 they have been holding events to bring attention to the danger that the world is in due to …

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Pedro Gutierrez July 14, 2014 October 19, 2020

Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… Battles for democracy. Week 25 June 23, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic Social media mass surveillance is permitted by law, says top UK official. The NSA is more active in Germany and Denmark than anywhere else in Europe. Facebook said they will never use your browsing and app history to …

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Pedro Gutierrez July 14, 2014 October 19, 2020

Battles for democracy. Week 28 July 14, 2014 · by Pedro Gutierrez · in Pirate Topic The NSA merely pursues total population control. Turkey is trying to block Twitter…again. TPP will put an end to free expression online. UK might dodge Europe’s top court ruling reinstating and expanding its spying powers. Citizens abused or killed, liberties… 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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The UK’s Data Emergency | PirateTimes

Ed Geraghty July 11, 2014 October 19, 2020

The UK’s Data Emergency July 11, 2014 · by Ed · in Pirate Topic 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 week colluded behind closed doors. They created a draft for a replacement legislation on the Data Retention, which they intend to push through the UK’s parliament in the short period of three days. In the UK, the Labour government approved the Data retention act after an European Directive in 2006. Recently the ECJ ruled that the Data …

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Ed Geraghty July 11, 2014 October 19, 2020

The UK’s Data Emergency July 11, 2014 · by Ed · in Pirate Topic 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 February 11, 2014 · by Ed · in Pirate …