It’s a fact of life it seems. Find any news article about bittorrent sites being closed down, blocked, someone getting in trouble for using one or just notices, or a new client comes out; at some point in the comments you’ll get at least one comment of this kind.
It’s all crap.
Seriously, it’s crap. Continue reading
If you’ve been under a rock for the past few months, you’d not know about the FCC’s request for comments on the topic of Net Neutrality. Thanks to the sterling work of John Oliver and others in raising awareness, over one million comments were submitted.
Hurrah!
However, I am in the middle of some significant personal issues, so I couldn’t give this matter, or more specifically the response, the level of attention it deserved. In fact, it was unlikely I was going to even have a half-finished response to send. However, the demand overloaded the FCC’s comment system again on Tuesday, and things were extended to Friday. Continue reading
A week ago, I published a series of emails between myself and Nominet, over their new ‘data quality policy’, which led to my home address being published against my will on May 30th.
While there was some explanation, it was already lengthy at some 6,000 words, so I felt in the main it could stand as it was. There have been further emails from Nominet, as well as numerous comments on both my article, and a featured piece by The Guardian.
So, I felt it was time to expand on some of the issues and give some kind of commentary, because there seems to be a fair bit of misunderstanding going on here. Continue reading
UPDATE June 13: There’s now a part 2 to this story
As a matter of course, major internet companies have a responsibility towards keeping personal information private. Everything from SWATing, trough stalkers, to identity theft and the [VERY] occasional online sex offender becomes possible when you have personal information about someone easily searchable out in the wild.
So if I were to tell you that a major UK Internet company, and indeed a monopoly company at that, was deliberately attempting to expose people’s information, by making it as difficult as it possibly can, to protect that information. This is not an accident, it’s BY DESIGN. Continue reading
It’ s the last day of the European Parliament Elections, and with Pirates on the ballot in 15 countries, it’s going to be a sight to see. I’m running this liveblog in association with Pirate Times, who will be helping throughout, with a liveblog for each day.
Today, it’s day four of the European Parliament election coverage, with elections in Austria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Following the closing of the ballot, we will also include coverage of the vote returns, exit polling and other events.
Over all 4 days, Pirates will be on the ballot in 15 separate countries, with the count coming Sunday night. And don’t forget, you can follow on twitter with the hashtag #votepirate
Today is day three of the European Parliament Elections, and with Pirates on the ballot in 15 countries, it’s going to be a sight to see. I’m running this liveblog in association with Pirate Times, who will be helping throughout, with a liveblog for each day.
Today, it’s day three of the European Parliament election coverage, with day two of European Parliament elections in the Czech Republic (21 seats), voting in the French overseas territory (3 seats), and pre-election coverage of the other European countries candidates as they get ready for this epic election.
Over all 4 days, Pirates will be on the ballot in 15 separate countries, with the count coming Sunday night. And don’t forget, you can follow on twitter with the hashtag #votepirate
Today is day two of the European Parliament Elections, and with Pirates on the ballot in 15 countries, it’s going to be a sight to see. I’m running this liveblog in association with Pirate Times, who will be helping throughout, with a liveblog for each day.
Today, it’s day two of the European Parliament election coverage, with local election results in the UK, day one of European Parliament elections in the Czech Republic, and pre-election coverage of the other European countries candidates as they get ready for this epic election.
Over all 4 days, Pirates will be on the ballot in 15 separate countries, with the count coming Sunday night. And don’t forget, you can follow on twitter with the hashtag #votepirate
