Pirate Party membership gains momentum

The Swedish Pirate Party has been gaining new members at a fantastic pace. Starting out with absolutely no support and the opposition of the media, the infamous group has been growing steadily beyond the bounds of what was initially thought to be a small interest-group. In recent polls, it seemed that they have the support [...]

Update on cut cables

So - now we’re up to 9 cables cut. Instead of boring you with the details, I’ll link you to the full rundown over at Signs of the Times.

Numerous undersea communications being cut - deliberate sabotage, or Godzilla?

(image from Benjamin Dewhurst)
Recently a series of major transoceanic communications cables were found severed. This caused a major disruption of communications in Iran and Qatar. So far there are 5 cables reported to have been cut. Some researchers are saying as many as 8 have been severed. The cables carry data all throughout the Middle-East, [...]