Untimely meditations

One man's thoughts, observations and rants

Month: January 2012

  • The only thing you need to know about ACTA…

    The only thing you need to know about ACTA…

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    Joop Beris
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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris I’ve been writing quite a bit about the dangers of ACTA recently. Just look at my tag cloud to see how big ACTA has become! I do that because I fear for our future should ACTA become a reality. Fortunately, it’s not just me who is spreading the…

  • Anti-ACTA protest in the Netherlands

    Anti-ACTA protest in the Netherlands

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    Joop Beris
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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris A number of people are organizing an Anti-ACTA protest in The Netherlands on February 4 February 11. It is high time people hold a visual protest here. The protest is in Amsterdam on Dam Square. So…who will be there? More information here! In other news, in Poland, large…

  • Anonymous explains ACTA

    Anonymous explains ACTA

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    Joop Beris
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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Anonymous explains ACTA in a 6 minute video, clearly pointing out the danger to fundamental human rights, privacy and free speech as we know it. This is a very important time. ACTA must be stopped and it can be stopped at the European Parliament. If they say ‘no’,…

  • The dangers of eroding privacy

    The dangers of eroding privacy

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    Joop Beris
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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris The dangers of eroding privacy We are living in an age where information is fast becoming the most important commodity. This has created a new class of poor people. Apart from the ‘have-nots’ we now also have the ‘know-nots’, people who are not privy to certain types of…

  • FBI takes down Megaupload, Anonymous takes down FBI

    FBI takes down Megaupload, Anonymous takes down FBI

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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Yesterday, the FBI took down file hosting service Megaupload.com, for suspected copyright infringement. Why wait for ACTA to become a reality when you can jump the gun, right? Also, this case proves that ACTA is not necessary to act against sites suspected of copyright infringement. Today, it seems…

  • So you think the Internet is free?

    So you think the Internet is free?

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    Joop Beris
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    Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris So you think the Internet is free, do you? Well, think again. I blogged something last week about that. And today, Geenstijl posted a link to a great visualisation about how free the Internet is. Have a look for yourself!