The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
There has been a lot of talk lately about the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and its neighbor Barbados, and their recent plan to lawfully sell US copyrighted works without…
General Privacy News
Privacy And Transparency Are Not Mutually Exclusive, But Complementary In A Healthy Society
People sometimes ask if I prefer transparency over privacy, as a society can't have both. The premise is wrong. It's a sliding scale, and perfect privacy for the individual citizen…
Is Ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement likely?
Enactment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP") Free Trade Agreement would, amongst other changes, attempt to harmonize the patchwork of copyright laws across the various Signatories. Activists are concerned because sections…
Merkel’s Outrage Over Wiretapping Shows Need To Make The Fight Personal
Angela Merkel is outraged that the United States has wiretapped her phone. However, she expresses no concern for her fellow 82 million Germans, nor for her fellow 500 million Europeans…
Attempts To Eliminate Cash Are More Than A Privacy Disaster
Throughout the western world, politicians appear keen on eliminating cash as a concept. There are many reasons on the surface - preventing armored car robberies, combating organized crime, making money…
Outdoor Anonymity Will Be Eroded in 10 Years, Gone In 20
Tracking is moving offline as computers get smarter, and face recognition technology is gaining steam rapidly with distributed systems. There are already prototype glasses that identify people in your field…
Entrepreneurship: Privacy Has Monetary Value – It’s One Of Few Things We Pay For Online
I'm currently attending a very dynamic entrepreneur conference in Barcelona, and one thing that stands out among entrepreneurs and investors is that everybody is feeling the onslaught on people's right…
How Does Privacy Differ From Anonymity, And Why Are Both Important?
Privacy and anonymity are two different concepts. They are both increasingly necessary as we get increasingly wiretapped and tracked, legally so or not, and it's important to understand why they…
Swedish Police Database Of Romani People Shows Why “Nothing To Hide, Nothing To Fear” Is Wrong
This week, the Swedish Police was caught red-handed keeping illegal databases of Romani people and their kinship - no criminal history, no suspicion of crime, just Romani descent. This event…
Logical For BRICS Countries To Build Their Own Internet Infrastructure, Circumventing U.S. Surveillance
The so-called Emerging Economies - the BRICS countries - have decided to build their own Internet infrastructure, circumventing American and European wiretapping points. While this is mostly skillful geopolitical play,…