The following articles have been tagged with "Bahnhof":
Society: 20 Apr 13
A newly opened health clinic in Ängelholm, south Sweden chose an unconventional marketing technique by recruiting patients among young revellers at a nightclub.
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Science & Technology: 27 Feb 13
The Swedish tv-licence fee collectors have begun asking Swedes if they have computers, in a drive to include viewers who stream content online rather than watch traditional television.
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Science & Technology: 25 Jan 13
A Swedish ISP outraged by the prospect of computer and iPad owners being forced to pay TV licence fees is offering clients a "TV Stopper" to block online content from state broadcaster SVT.
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Politics: 21 Mar 12
Sweden's parliament voted in favour of the controversial EU data retention directive following a spirited debate on Wednesday, as some internet providers touted new measures to protect their customers' privacy.
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Science & Technology: 21 Mar 12
Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay has said it wants to launch its servers into the skies using GPS-controlled drone aircraft in a bid to avoid further crackdowns on illegal file sharing.
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Science & Technology: 25 Jan 11
Heat produced by hard-working WikiLeaks servers housed underground in Stockholm may be used to help warm up a local church, according to a proposal from the head internet service provider Bahnhof.
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Science & Technology: 21 Nov 10
WikiLeaks has abandoned the Swedish internet hosting company it had previously used to store many of the confidential documents revealed by the whistleblower website.
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Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Emails and mobile phone text messages would be stored for six months by internet service providers, according to a bill presented by the Swedish government on Thursday.
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Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A storm of criticism has been directed at the three main personalities behind The Pirate Bay following news that the file sharing site will be sold.
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Science & Technology: 20 May 09
Sweden’s recently enacted anti-file sharing law will be rendered totally ineffectual when the government implements new rules on the storage of personal data next year, according to the head of a Swedish internet provider.
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Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government.
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Science & Technology: 28 Apr 09
Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced on Monday it will erase data identifying their customers, a decision police claim may complicate their efforts to track down those who share copyrighted material illegally over the internet.
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National: 18 Apr 09
Internet service providers refuse to cooperate with an entertainment industry group's demand to shut down The Pirate Bay.
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Science & Technology: 16 Apr 09
Broadband operator Bahnhof is continuing to destroy the IP address details of its customers in an open and fully legal bid to undermine Sweden's new anti-file sharing laws.
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Science & Technology: 25 Jul 08
Some of Sweden's largest internet service providers have made it clear that they would not support an agreement to combat file sharing similar to one recently reached in the UK.
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National: 27 Jan 08
The Anti-Piracy Agency (APB) shut down several file-sharing groups last week.
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Business & Money: 10 May 05
Scandinavians can at last start legally downloading music from the world’s largest mp3 site. i-Tunes is selling a song for 9 SEK online in Sweden, starting today.
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National: 24 Apr 05
DVDs cost too much and film companies release films too late in Sweden. These are the complaints of three file sharing sites, who are calling on consumers to boycott cinemas and film rentals.
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National: 4 Apr 05
The public feud between Sweden's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyrån, and internet service provider Bahnhof has fizzled out after both organisations agreed to stop hassling each other. But smaller internet companies say it's impossible for them to check everything on their servers.
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National: 23 Mar 05
An anti-piracy office infiltrator who exposed thousands of illegally downloaded films and games at internet company Bahnhof appears to be one of the main culprits. "We have evidence," says Jon Karlung, MD of Bahnhof.
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National: 17 Mar 05
Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström proposes tighter laws to protect copyright owners but says that "teenagers downloading at home" are not the main target". Meanwhile, the controversial Anti-piracy office is reported to the authorities by more people than it is catching.
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National: 14 Mar 05
The fight between "anti-piracy" organisations and those who advocate free sharing of music and film files comes to Sweden, and it's getting dirty, with paid informers, dawn raids, hacked web sites and death threats.
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