FRA Leak – American Communications Captured and Stored, Storm Continues
To say that the new FRA law in Sweden is controversial is really an understatement at this point. New reports have surfaced that say how not only MPs of the Swedish government are currently being bombarded by a huge flood of e-mail over the new law, but now an investigation by the Chancellor of [...]
Swedish FRA Law – Party Dissension Continues Over New Law
Four MPs were contemplating on voting against the then proposed Swedish FRA legislation against party lines, but only one voted against while another abstained. While party dissension over the legislation isn’t new, it seems the dramatic fallout within party ranks maybe only just beginning.
If a communication travels over the borders of Sweden, it can [...]
Sweden – Fighting Back Against the FRA Law
They are mad that the law was passed and they are not taking it anymore. Many who were vocal about the warrentless wiretapping law passing are now taking steps to strike the law down any way possible.
We have been following the dramatic events unfolding in Sweden for some time now. The news of [...]
Exclusive: The Pirate Bay Blasts FRA Law Passing
It has been a fast moving story with word early on yesterday that major protests were happening outside the Swedish Parliamentary buildings on the day of the vote and the subsequent passing of the controversial law. We here at ZeroPaid just received comments from Peter Sunde of The Pirate Bay on how they feel [...]
Big Brother Comes to Sweden – FRA Law Passed
Earlier today, we reported on the imminent vote on the FRA law that would grant sweeping new powers to the FRA to wiretap people in Sweden through phone conversations, email, text messages and more. Now comes word that the law was recently passed in spite of major opposition.
BoshTalk, a reader of ZeroPaid noted in [...]
Swedish MPs to Vote on Wiretapping Law – Major Protests Planned
Today is the day that Sweden votes on mass wiretapping across the country and the opposition to the FRA law has only grown since first report. According to one account, there are plans for a massive demonstration on the day of the vote.
In less than 24 hours, Sweden will be voting on legislation that [...]
Swedish MP – FRA Suspected of Already Beginning Surveillance Program
Following a seemingly global trend towards total surveillance, according to Swedish MP Max Andersson, the FRA is suspected of starting up their surveillance program without parliamentary approval. The news comes during a time when privacy is increasingly becoming a hot topic among the Swedish.
AT&T didn’t wait for regulatory approval, the German ISP Deutsche Telekom [...]
ThePirateBay Joins Calls to Stop Swedish Surveillance Legislation
A few days ago, we talked about the new Swedish legislation known as the Lex Orwell legislation that could turn Sweden into a sort of surveillance society. Now, ThePirateBay has recently joined calls to stop it.
The legislation in question would allow for the worlds fifth largest super computer to monitor its citizens though many [...]
Sweden on Track to Becoming the Next Surveillance Society?
The administrators of ThePirateBay know all to well what it’s like to be spied on. Though if security legislators get their way, the MPAA might not need to hire investigators to keep an eye on them according to EDRI, a digital rights advocacy group in Europe.
If there’s anything the raids on ThePirateBay proved, it’s [...]
The Pirate Bay honors the the King of Sweden
As usual, those eclectic cats over at the BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay know how to make headlines, and this time it’s about their recent decision to give their Swedish King a “diploma”.
In a recent blog posting on The Pirate Bay site, they have announced that in the spirit of Swedish pride they [...]
