Sweden Might Put an End to the Privacy of File Sharers

Bad news for Swedish file sharers. If in the past their privacy was safe from a police intervention and the minor pirates did not risk jail time this situation might take on a different face as a new proposal coming from the police force is waiting to be forwarded to the Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask on Friday.

As Dagbladet reports the legislation in question is rooted in the controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). If applied it would give police green light to retain email and phone call information and moreover they will be allowed home search.

Swedish Pirate Party Chairman Rick Falkvinge (photo right) who’s known for his stand against the IPRED law told TorrentFreak in an interview: "These laws are written by digital illiterates who behave like blindfolded, drunken elephants trumpeting about in an egg packaging facility. They have no idea how much damage they’re causing, because they lack today’s literacy: an understanding of how the Internet is reshaping the power structures at their core."