Joakal

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by Joakal 14y ago
So, it narrowed the act's reach from widespread spying, you say? Sounds like the 'terrible' reporting worked for the people. The silence they're referring to, are companies that are 'either silent or quietly supportive of the controversial
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by Joakal 14y ago
Try them: http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/ They also believe in other saner intellectual property laws.
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by Joakal 14y ago
Sounds like a de ja vu of Hew Griffiths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hew_Griffiths
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by Joakal 14y ago
I hope the NZ government revises their extradition treaty in this light. USA has a legal reputation of trumped up charges to force a plea deal despite no trial. Especially if they can play the card of 'money laundering' which legally allows
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by Joakal 15y ago
You don't. The thanks is for voting against CISPA bill that you disagree with. Summarily, people also rally against their congressperson if they vote poorly on something.
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by Joakal 15y ago
There's one example: "ECPA is actually fairly strict. It would be both illegal and tortious for Google to, for example, share the entire contents of your Gmail archives with the MPAA, currently. But after CISPA passes, it would be neither i
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by Joakal 15y ago
I missed this discussion, link?
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by Joakal 15y ago
You disagree that people shouldn't have privacy when accessing information on the Internet? Perhaps to make an informed vote without persecution and intimidation?
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by Joakal 15y ago
The bigger issue is the huge amount of power the government has to kill businesses at whim with no recourse. "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundre
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by Joakal 15y ago
CISPA legalises sharing of people's private data. USA government is brilliant with this proposal. It favours Silicon Valley and Hollywood. The people lose again.
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by Joakal 15y ago
USA has a reputation for trumped up charges: mentioning money laundering charge allows police to seize everything. There's no money to request lawyers. Judges in USA are known to do ex parte and default decisions in favour of plaintiffs. An
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by Joakal 15y ago
AFACT (Hollywood) are going to use this iiNet win as justification in the upcoming Copyright reform. Already, AFACT have used a similar statement by the Attorney General's rationale for the start of copyright reform. AFACT: Today’s decision
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by Joakal 15y ago
It's a cold war protectionist law meant to prevent foreign countries from acquiring technology that allows them to enter space.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Doesn't ITAR stop you from making it public information?
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by Joakal 15y ago
Some people are leaving partly to pay more tax. Sometimes the spiral downwards of paying less tax can be bad for society. eg raises poverty line.
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by Joakal 15y ago
a) So, mute button is banned on remotes? You're grasping at straws. Do note that the law is far-reaching, beyond the Olympic premises. b) The taxpayer paid billions. The sponsors paid millions. Where can I meet these 'normal people' to expl
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by Joakal 15y ago
I believe a lot of British people have the right to complain because their taxpayers dollars are going towards this. Far more than the sponsorship agreement potential that demanded restriction of speech. Essentially it's a net-negative econ
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by Joakal 15y ago
They've decided that transparency is for the citizens and privacy is for those with power. Instead of the other way around.
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by Joakal 15y ago
It's probably the beginning of the end of authoritarian political parties. First it was the social party, then the greens, then the pirate party. Here's a speech if you want hope and inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbRX1YEqrs
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by Joakal 15y ago
Talk to as many people about this. It's pretty easy. One way is this: "have you heard about <topic>?" Then explain away. Look for as many campaigns on this issue. There's likely several. Find the most simplest one, this will be your
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by Joakal 15y ago
There's a reason for saying 'Pirate' in Pirate Party name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_party#History Essentially, it has become a rallying symbol, created by the proprietors themselves.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Exactly, that's why domain names by itself can not be illegal whatsoever and should be afforded immunity beyond seller-buyer relationship, including against court seizures. Even trademarks that are meant to be narrow are now being used as a
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by Joakal 15y ago
It IS a political struggle. The court basically ordered a political party to obey and refused to hear their defence.
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by Joakal 15y ago
If you looked up Hague, you'll find there are many different types of courts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague Not just 'Africans'.
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by Joakal 15y ago
I'm told that Pirate Parties have no policy on IP censorship because any competent IT person can get a new IP address. Welcome to joining UK and Australia as censorship countries. I'm fighting in Australia.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Do you know how to frame things? You reminded me of Bruce Scheiner who advocated framing things. eg instead of Safety vs Privacy, state it's a matter of Control vs Liberty.
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by Joakal 15y ago
Tor relies on some country with Internet Freedom as an exit node. Having many countries with weak or no Internet will make Internet less than free. You need to take action!
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by Joakal 15y ago
The Pirate Party is the most digitally-advanced political party in the world. If any entrepreneurs want to fight anti-Internet laws (SOPA, Internet filter, etc) or injustice like this article (surveillance, etc), they're the best party to d
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by Joakal 15y ago
This sounds like bullshit. Facebook can already share cybersecurity information with the government/companies when their networks are under attack. The devil's in the details with exemption from liability for sharing or selling user informa
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by Joakal 15y ago
'Microsoft’s UK head admitted today that no cloud data is safe from the Patriot Act — and Microsoft will hand it over to U.S. authorities.' (2011): https://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/microsoft-admits-patr...

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