Give Snowden Asylum in Europe, Say MEPs
The European Parliament has voted to call on EU member states to "drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection and consequently prevent extradition or rendition by third parties, in recognition of his status
Fergal Crehan on “Ireland as a Digital Privacy Powerhouse” [Video]
On Friday, Twitter announced a change to their terms of service and privacy policy which puts Ireland at the centre of its international operations, citing the benefits of European data protection law as a rationale for the move. Just
SpunOut.ie Privacy Workshop with Tommy Collison this Wednesday
SpunOut.ie, the youth information service, is holding a privacy workshop on this Wednesday January 7 at its headquarters in Temple Bar. The event will be led by privacy activist Tommy Collison, whom we interviewed in a podcast just before Christmas. Tommy's already
‘Why I’m Holding Crypto-Parties’ – An Interview with Tommy Collison [Audio]
Today's podcast is an interview with blogger, student journalist, and encryption advocate Tommy Collison. Currently in his second year at New York University where he majors in journalism, Tommy is well known in Irish blogging circles where he has
America is “Losing the Cloud” over Surveillance, warns i2Coalition
We mentioned Christian Dawson on last week's podcast, and we've interviewed him in a previous episode. He's chairman and co-founder of i2Coalition, the Internet Infrastructure Coalition. i2Coalition is an industry organisation representing businesses that provide the "nuts and bolts"
Humour: NSA Christmas Message
The NSA have a special message for everyone this Christmas: http://youtu.be/9ek5ZApjL4k via