Main reason for Wikileak co-founder’s self-imposed confinement in Ecuadorean embassy is dropped by Swedish prosecutors
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Swedish Government Admits Huge Data Leak Was A ‘Disaster’
Details of defence plans, military personnel and witness protection details exposed during outsourcing project.
AWS Readies Sweden Move As Part Of Nordics Push
New region will reduce latency and satisfy data sovereignty requirements for local customers
UN: Julian Assange Should Be Compensated For Confinement
WikiLeaks founder has been arbitrarily detained by the UK and Sweden, says UN expert panel
Data Centres In Sweden Could Get a 97 Percent Tax Break
Swedish government proposes data centre electricity tax reduction to promote web services industy in the Nordic country
Malware Creator Jailed For Infecting More Than Half a Million Computers
Alex Yucel jailed for almost five years after stealing computer users’ personal data in 100-plus countries
Facebook And Ikea Fans Make Flatpack Data Centres
Ikea inspired Facebook’s next data centre in Sweden, but Peter Judge says these are not the first flatpack racks
Facebook To Build Second European Data Centre In Sweden
The new ‘Rapid Deployment Data Centre’ design will be assembled on-site like Ikea furniture
Google Agrees Swedish Wind Power Deal For Finnish Data Centre
The company will buy all energy produced by 29 wind turbines for the next ten years
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Warg Jailed For Two Years
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is given a prison sentence, but also faces extradition to Denmark
Facebook To Use Chilly Arctic Air For New Data Centre
Facebook has opened its first data centre outside the United States with a green facility in Sweden
Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges
Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison
Google Fights Sweden Over ‘Ungoogleable’ Definition
Sweden’s government wanted to include the word ‘ungoogleable’ in a dictionary of modern language, but Google’s lawyers begged to differ – so the definition was dropped
Sweden Tops World Wide Web Index, UK Comes Third
Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for reduced cost and better access
Cambodia Cops Arrest Pirate Bay Co-Founder
Gottfrid Svatholm could be sent back to Sweden to serve jail time
Sony Mobile To Cut 1,000 Jobs
The unit formerly known as Sony Ericsson moves its headquarters to Japan
Julian Assange Set To Ignore Surrender Notice
Assange says it is unlikely he will make his way to the nearest police station following a request from the Met
Assange Appeals Against Third Extradition Decision
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief keeps fighting on, as Assange lawyers head back to court
Swedish Police Begin New Pirate Bay Investigation
Swedish web hosting company says police asked it to reveal personal details about Pirate Bay domain owner
4G LTE Smartphones To Go On Sale In Sweden
TeliaSonera begins selling Samsung Galaxy II LTE smartphones in Sweden
Delegation Aims To Pull Silicon Valley Data Centres To Sweden
Officials from Sweden are on a mission to lure Californian data to the cooler, greener Nordic environment
Nordics Launch A United Cold Front On Data Centres
As data centre energy comes under pressure, putting your data on ice could be a good option, says Peter Judge
Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court
Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010
Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church
Sweden has accepted that a “church” which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios
Facebook To Build Sustainable Data Centre In Sweden
Facebook is set to build a hydroelectric powered data centre just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle
Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court
One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court in Sweden
Pirate Party Walks The Plank In Swedish Elections
The Swedish Pirate Party has failed to gain a foothold in the Swedish political establishment after flopping in that country’s general election