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Finally an easier way to hand over our data directly to Trump!

The White House has released its very own mobile app. Now, instead of your information being harvested indirectly through obscure third-party trackers, you can simply hand it over directly. Is this just an April Fool´s Day joke? Unfortunately, it is not! Read all about it: https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/03/new-white-house-app-delivers-unparalleled-access-to-the-trump-administration The app promises updates straight from Trump himself. For that extra dystopian touch, you can also use the app to submit tips to immigration authorities with their get in touch feature. It also requests extensive permissions, which ensures that you can and will be tracked as thanks for your participation. The US government is essentially trying to skip the social media middleman, so they …

Pirate Security Conference Aug. 14 and 15

This weekend, Aug. 14 and 15, 2021, the annual Pirate Security Conference will take place. The title of this year’s conference is “New Horizons – Multidimensional World Politics and Security Aspects”. While the event is usually held physically, alongside the Munich Security Conference in February, due to health concerns revolving around the COVID-19 situation, and ongoing cancellations, it was decided to hold the event online. You can watch the event at the following link: https://pirate-secon.net/stream-2/ Or using the following Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/Hb6xNd6JrZk The conference will focus on the following 3 topics: 1. How do you prepare for disruptive challenges? 2. How do you prepare for a multipolar world? 3. How …

The right to privacy in the digital age – Call for Volunteers

There is a call for papers from the UN for a report on “the right to privacy in the digital age” – Deadline: 9 April 2018. We would appreciate any assistance towards submitting a 2500 word document. Let’s crowdsource and try to make the deadline. A copy of the full call for papers is available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/DigitalAge/Pages/ReportPrivacy.aspx Please try to think of literature or empirical examples that can be used to strengthen our arguments. It is very important that we put forward a statement on such an important topic in a formal international forum. If you are interested to volunteer with this work, please contact the board

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