Rick Falkvinge

Rick Falkvinge is the founder of the Swedish and first Pirate Party. He has been named one of the top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, and shortlisted as one of the world's 100 most influential people by TIME magazine.

Orwell or liberty: One year later, holders of power still ignore Snowden Opinion
A year has passed since Edward Snowden started telling us what really was going on in the world. Since that date, various holders of power have been struggling - without success - to reclaim the control of the narrative, the control of the news flow.
Jun 5, 2014 05:58
Courage and transparency: Why Snowden and Manning deserve the Nobel Peace Prize Opinion
My colleagues in the Pirate Party have nominated Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. This makes me very proud to be a part of the Pirate Party movement, and there are great reasons why Snowden and Manning deserve the prize.
Feb 5, 2014 15:03
Walk the plank, copyright middlemen: Long live The Pirate Bay! Opinion
This week, a Dutch court in The Hague ordered the censorship of The Pirate Bay to be lifted, calling it ineffective.
Jan 31, 2014 13:22
Snowden and bitcoin: The 2 trends that really matter in 2013 Opinion
Summarizing 2013, Edward Snowden and the NSA don't show up in the top 10 Google search results, which instead look suspiciously like a tabloid year-in-summary with "Harlem Shake" and "Royal Baby." This is expected.
Jan 3, 2014 07:43
'Jailed Pirate Bay founder’s case instigated to scare others’ Opinion
Holding Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in solitary confinement in a Danish prison on opaque charges is being done deliberately to act as a deterrent to others not to challenge the status quo, Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the first Pirate Party, tells RT.
Dec 17, 2013 20:00
TPP draft: United States reasserts its role as a world’s schoolyard bully Opinion
In a leaked negotiation document about going trade negotiations, it becomes clear that the United States is still asserting its role as the world’s master of self-entitlement.
Nov 15, 2013 00:43
‘Innate need for privacy’: Rick Falkvinge talks freedom and surveillance Opinion
The difference between privacy and anonymity, Internet freedom and NSA surveillance, and the future of the web - at RT’s Google Hangout, Rick Falkvinge answers the most pressing questions that concern all Internet users in their everyday lives.
Sep 29, 2013 04:06
Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge will answer your questions at Google hangout Opinion
Got any questions about NSA spying, copyright monopolies or how to defend your privacy? Come and ask me at my Google+ hangout.
Sep 26, 2013 08:20
Facebook and NSA privacy violations: Privacy becomes a selling point Opinion
When people are being watched, they start restraining themselves. NSA privacy violations are provoking people to flee Facebook, but where? In fact, millions of users are deserting Facebook.
Sep 19, 2013 19:41
Gmail & privacy: No, Google didn't suddenly go all evil Opinion
Recently, reports surfaced that Gmail users allegedly didn't have a legitimate expectation to privacy. Provoking an outrage, it turned out to be far from the truth.
Aug 21, 2013 08:51

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