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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 …

Creator News Pirate Topic Rachael Tackett

NSA Contractors Join Privacy Shield | | PirateTimes

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 …

News Pirate Topic Rachael Tackett

Privacy Shield: More Holes than Swiss Cheese | PirateTimes

Privacy Shield: More Holes than Swiss Cheese February 13, 2017 · by Rachael Tackett · in Pirate Topic What if your most intimate and private information was for sale to anyone in the world? What if anyone could find out your political beliefs, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or even your medical history? In the US, it is legal for the private sector to collect and sell these types of personal information, and the government is powerless to stop it. Due to the US’ lack of general data protection laws, Europeans’ personal information could wind up in the hands of unscrupulous data brokers and for sale on the global market. Data …

Creator Lorena Müller News Pirate Topic

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How a Pirate Councillor Improves Transparency in Lleida June 15, 2016 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic Since last year, Pirates de Catalunya and Confederación Pirata have a pirate in Lleida council. Lleida is the capital city in one the four Catalonian provinces. The pirate Councillor works actively to improve transparency in the city council. During the… Why PPCAT Does Not Run For The Spanish Elections With Podemos June 11, 2016 · by Stathis Leivaditis · in Pirate Party News Since last year’s local elections in Catalonia, when Ada Colau was elected as Mayor in Barcelona, the relations between the left wing party of “Podemos” and the Pirate …

Creator Lorena Müller News Pirate Topic

Carlos Gonzalez | | PirateTimes

How a Pirate Councillor Improves Transparency in Lleida June 15, 2016 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic Since last year, Pirates de Catalunya and Confederación Pirata have a pirate in Lleida council. Lleida is the capital city in one the four Catalonian provinces. The pirate Councillor works actively to improve transparency in the city council. During the… Results for Pirates in the Spanish Local Elections May 26, 2015 · by Lorena Müller · in Election Last Sunday, 24 May 2015, there were local elections in Spain. The Pirate Party members of Confederación Pirata are part of many citizens’ alliances formed by grassroots movements, other left leaning parties and independent citizens. …

Creator Lorena Müller News Pirate Topic

Pirate Transparency in Lleida (PPCAT) | PirateTimes

How a Pirate Councillor Improves Transparency in Lleida June 15, 2016 · by Lorena Müller · in Pirate Topic This post is also available in: Spanish Since last year, Pirates de Catalunya and Confederación Pirata have a pirate in Lleida council. Lleida is the capital city in one the four Catalonian provinces. The pirate Councillor works actively to improve transparency in the city council. During the last city elections, Pirates de Catalunya participated in several cities in collaboration with other parties or citizen groups. In Lleida, PPCAT participated with other parties in a coalition named: Comú de Lleida (Lleida in common). This new party took 7,55% of votes which gave them two councilmen and …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se | | PirateTimes

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se May 14, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic After a court-decision ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se has been forfeited to the Swedish government. This is the first time a domain name has been confiscated in Sweden on this level. There are no previous cases of states suing a registry for abetting criminal activity or breaching copyright law. The Swedish Prosecution Authority had filed a petition (pdf in Swedish) with the Stockholm District Court requesting the seizure of two domain names, thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se from the Registry of Swedish Domains IIS (formerly .SE). The job of IIS is to administrate the top-level domain .se …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

The Pirate Bay | | PirateTimes

The Swedish Government is the owner of thepiratebay.se May 14, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic After a court-decision ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se has been forfeited to the Swedish government. This is the first time a domain name has been confiscated in Sweden on this level. There are no previous cases of states suing a registry for abetting… Pirate Party Norway Goes Around Censorship September 6, 2015 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Party News The Norwegian Pirates are against censorship. Recently the Norwegian court ordered that Norwegian ISPs have to block seven file-sharing sites within two weeks. The sites that will be censored are The …

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Scottish PEN Seek Reform of Law on Defamation | | PirateTimes

Scottish PEN Seek Reform of Law on Defamation May 8, 2016 · by Andrew McCallum · in Pirate Topic Scottish PEN is working with a range of organisations to reform the legislation governing defamation in Scotland. As it stands, the existing legislation severely undermines freedom of expression, limiting the ability of media outlets, bloggers, social media users and civil society to share information in the public interest. The ability for powerful interests to suppress free speech thus presents a challenge to fundamental freedoms. The concern is that libel reform in England and Wales makes Scotland a soft target for those who wish to silence their critics across the UK. In England …

Creator Josef Ohlsson Collentine News Pirate Topic

IMMI | PirateTimes

Press Freedom Declining Around the World April 28, 2016 · by Josef Ohlsson Collentine · in Pirate Topic Every year Reporters Without Borders (RSF) compile an index of press freedom around the world. The index has been published since 2002 and measures the state of press freedom in 182 countries. It measures “the media freedom situation based on… Interview with the Director of the International Modern Media Initiative April 27, 2016 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Pirate Topic The Pirate Times connected with Guðjón Idir in Iceland to ask some questions about the International Modern Media Institute that is running a crowd funding campaign. Its aim is to form Iceland …

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