Pirate Party Radio Episode 059: May 5, 2011

[cimmerian]

Pirate Party Radio
Episode 059: May 5, 2011

About Pirate Party Radio
Your host James O'Brien discusses Privacy, Surveillance, Anonymity, Net Neutrality, Copyright Reform, Free Culture, Free Speech, Patent Reform, Open Government and Pirate Party news from around the world.

Download Page:
http://www.rantmedia.ca/piratepartyradio/episodes.php


Intro Clips

New Zealand Pirate Party President Tommy Fergusson on Media 7 (Series 6 Episode 14 Part 2)
http://tvnz.co.nz/media7/video


In Pirate News:

AT&T's Broadband Data Caps Start Today
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384790,00.asp

Canadian ISP Telus Plans “Customer Friendly” Data Caps
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/93287/canadian-isp-telus-plans-customer-friendly-data-caps/

New Zealand Green Party: “Why is Hollywood Writing Our Copyright Law?”
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/93336/new-zealand-green-party-why-is-hollywood-writing-our-copyright-law/

Laptop Rental Provider Sued For Spying On Renters Via Surreptitious Webcam Software
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110505/00424214164/laptop-rental-provider-sued-spying-renters-via-surreptitious-webcam-software.shtml

Medical Justice: Stifling Speech of Patients with a Touch of "Privacy Blackmail"
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/05/medical-justice-stifling-speech-patients-touch

Tor Servers Bombarded With BitTorrent DMCA Notices
http://torrentfreak.com/tor-servers-bombarded-with-bittorrent-dmca-notices-110502/

The US Intellectual Property Watch List: The Global Perspective
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5772/125/

Why Is The Obama Administration Putting Billions Of People At Risk With Patent Pressure From The USTR?
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110503/01031014125/why-is-obama-administration-putting-billions-people-risk-with-patent-pressure-ustr.shtml

Lawsuit: Trial Version of CAD Software Includes Spyware
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/226604/lawsuit_trial_version_of_cad_software_includes_spyware.html

State Farm app uses iPhone sensors to grade your driving habits, oh joy
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/state-farm-app-uses-iphone-sensors-to-grade-your-driving-habits/

Now TomTom apologises for selling customer satnav data... which police used to set up speed traps
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1381491/TomTom-apologise-selling-customer-satnav-data-used-police-speed-traps.html
Sent in by wiandiii

IP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says
http://torrentfreak.com/ip-address-not-a-person-bittorrent-case-judge-says-110503/
Sent in by fatNINJA

Sony Online loses 12,700 credit card account numbers, 24.6 million accounts compromised [update 2]
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/02/sony-hit-with-second-attack-loses-12-700-credit-card-nu/

Security Expert: Sony Knew Its Software Was Obsolete Months Before PSN Breach
http://consumerist.com/2011/05/security-expert-sony-knew-its-software-was-obsolete-months-before-psn-breach.html

Data breach fines sought by privacy watchdog
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/05/04/technology-data-breaches-stoddart.html

Wikileaks Cable Confirms Public Pressure Forced Delay of Canadian Copyright Bill in 2008
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5763/125/

Events and Pirate Party News:

Pirate Party of Canada 2011 General Election Results
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Pirate_Party_of_Canada#2011_general_election

Pirate Party NZ to fight election
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4948436/Pirates-to-fight-election


Music, Media & Software Section:

The Evolutionary Control Committee - All Rights Reserved
http://evolution-control.com/index.php/news/general-ecc-news/10057-all-rights-reserved-released

[destined]

Here is a conundrum for you Cimm. What happens if they continually speed up the connections but keep these lower or lowering data caps? If an ISP does this, you might have all of the speed you want but you will hit this datacap sooner and sooner with all of our rich video media.

Honestly, I would dig my own trench and fiber with a group of friends and neighbors to a colocation and pay some company to do the transport of the data. Wonder if I could get around these stupid rules and caps this way......