Richard Orange

The Trial Of The Pirate Bay Founder Is As Salacious As You’d Expect

The prosecution has gone straight to attacking Gottfrid Svartholm Warg’s character. And really it seems kind of desperate.

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By Richard Orange

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — From the moment he surprised the defense with new material on the first day of the trial, it was clear that the Danish lawyer prosecuting Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg wasn't messing around. Some might even say he was playing dirty. Anders Riisager opened the prosecution in the biggest hacking trial in

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Pirate Bay Founder: App For Thwarting Mass Surveillance In The Works

Peter Sunde has announced plans to launch a smartphone app that will allow users to send messages safe from the world’s intelligence agencies.

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By Richard Orange

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Peter Sunde evidently knows a thing or two about secrecy. The co-founder of the song and film-sharing website The Pirate Bay revealed the venue for an interview for this article by emailing a Google Maps link, which when opened, shows a nondescript Konditori, the Swedish equivalent of an old-fashioned diner. It's the kind

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