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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
