Month: February 2012
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Germany won’t sign ACTA…for now
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Today, news media report that Germany is postponing the signing, not to mention the ratification of ACTA. This is good news. As more countries are wavering in their support for ACTA, the future of this agreement becomes less and less secure. That is something to be happy about,…
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Convergence, an alternative to Certificate Authorities
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris In the aftermath of the Diginotar hack, I wrote an article that mentioned we needed a silver bullet to solve the problems with the current state of SSL and certificate authorities. Of course the Internet wouldn’t be the Internet if such a silver bullet didn’t emerge sooner or…
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Why should I care about ACTA?
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris I am getting quite a bit of feedback in my mailbox about all my campaigning and posts against ACTA. Much of it has been in support and I thank you for that. There has been no negative feedback, for which I am very grateful. However, I also receive…
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ACTA clarified for regular civilians
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Many people are confused about what ACTA will actually mean for them, should it become a reality. Several people or groups have made lists of things wrong with ACTA, have made lists of the various threats the agreement poses, etc. Now, someone has done an awful lot of…
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Piracy and the power of protest
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris As I mentioned before, in many countries across Europe, massive demonstrations and protests have been and are being held to tell our governments that a substantial portion of European citizens are opposed to ACTA. Here in The Netherlands, a protest is being organized in Amsterdam, this Saturday. Now,…
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ACTA Fact Sheet
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris For those of you who still have doubt about why or even if ACTA is bad, European Digital Rights has published an ACTA fact sheet, that demonstrates very clearly why ACTA is not in the best interest of European citizens or even the whole of Europe, including its…