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The Swedish Pirate Party The Pirate Party (Swedish: Piratpartiet) is originally a political party in Sweden, which has given rise to groups with similar goals internationally.  launches its own snoop-free "darknet (1) The collection of software and servers used to distribute music, videos and other copyrighted material illegally. Before the Internet became popular, darknets were small and distribution was by floppy disk or tape. ," a network that masks users' identities from trespassers--and governments. The party espouses an agenda of "shared culture, free knowledge, and protected privacy."
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Title Annotation:Swedish Pirate Party launches users identities from trespassers
Author:Taylor, Jeff A.
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:4EUSW
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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