"When it comes to piracy Sweden is no stranger to controversy. Gaining worldwide notoriety as the country that hosts The Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker and recently being labelled as a piracy safe haven by an International Intellectual Property Alliance report, they even have their own political party dedicated to piracy. In response (some might argue, in desperation) the FBI and the MPA are combining resources to train an elite anti-piracy force in Sweden to counter was is seen as a growing and increasingly embarrassing threat." More info... http://p2pfreak.com/fbi-and-mpa-training-elite-swedish-piracy-force/

"When Microsoft introduces its long-awaited Windows Vista operating system this month, it will have an unlikely partner to thank for making its flagship product safe and secure for millions of computer users across the world: the National Security Agency." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/08/AR2007010801352.html/

MPAA lobbyists helped defeat a bill in California legislature that would have bannned pretexting. This was pre-HP scandal.

Favorite quote: "We need to pose as someone other than who we are to stop illegal downloading,"

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72214-0.html?tw=rss.index