Sweden has recognised a pro-file sharing organisation as an official religion.
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Digital piracy group recognised as a religion
Posted on 16 January 2012.
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New Iceland undersea data cable will be the fastest to date
Posted on 03 December 2011.
The undersea cable which Emerald Networks intends to lay between Ireland and the USA, with a connection to Iceland, will help Iceland create jobs in the creative sector and support environmentally friendly business, according to the company’s Icelandic rep, Þorvaldur Sigurðsson.
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New data cable to boost North Atlantic internet
Posted on 20 July 2011.
A new undersea cable across the Atlantic, with a connection to Iceland, will be laid during the next year at a cost of tens of billions of kronur.
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IBM cancels Iceland investment due to procrastination
Posted on 08 September 2010.
Some of the companies planning to store data at Verne Holding’s new Icelandic data centre, including the computer giant IBM, have cancelled their investments outright. At issue is (it is claimed) how badly the Icelandic finance ministry is dealing with technical difficulties surrounding VAT.
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Sweden’s online pirates get state funding
Posted on 24 January 2009.
The Pirate Party, the youth branch of Sweden’s file-sharing and copyright reform advocacy group, has been given over a million kroner in state funding, according to The Local newspaper. Ung Pirat (Young Pirates) claims to be Sweden’s third-largest youth group, with some 4,800 members.
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Copenhagen to unveil citywide WiFi
Posted on 30 December 2008.
By fixing nearly 1,000 hotspots across Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital is set to become one of the few cities in the world providing free wireless Internet throughout the city. Anyone in the Danish capital with a laptop or compatible mobile phone will be able to access the Internet, according to The Copenhagen Post.
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Sweden will be monitoring Danish journalists
Posted on 26 September 2008.
As of 1 January 2009, Sweden’s new anti-terrorism law will come into effect, allowing its intelligence services to read and listen to any correspondence in and out of Sweden. The law passed by the slimmest of margins in the Swedish parliament, and is now the subject of intense debate in the Nordic Council. What’s at [...]
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Norway signs over the personal data of its citizens to the US
Posted on 25 September 2008.
In a historic deal, the United States and Norway are set to sign an agreement to share the personal data of each other’s citizens. A similar deal has just been struck between the US and the EU, allowing for everything from personal web surfing information to mobile phone numbers and email addresses to be exchanged [...]
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