Pirate Party Offers Free DNS Server
The Norwegian Pirate Party came out with a big statement regarding the blockade of the Pirate Bay servers. The political party who fights for Internet freedom has announced they are launching a free DNS service to bypass the torrent site restrictions. The week before the country of Norway became the next region to block citizens from using Pirate Bay....
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If you're a citizen of Finland, this weekend presents you a chance to vote in favor of the Pirate Party of Finland (Piraattipuolue) in the Finnish Parliament election, which occurs on Sunday. The party is a member of Pirate Parties International, and has long accepted Bitcoin donations. Last month, the party received more than 10,000 euro in bitcoins (the party received 4,000 euro in donations through all channels in 2014.) The Pirate Party has included cryptocurrencies in their party program, and, in spite of its incipience, has grown to become the biggest party outside of Parliament at....