Danish privacy activist arrested after publishing PM's personal numbers; police cut power to prevent filming
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I_am_tiberius
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A Danish libertarian privacy activist and former police officer describes being arrested by masked police who broke down his door without warning. The arrest stemmed from him publishing the prime minister's social security and phone numbers, and a screenshot of him trying to interview her about encryption bans and mass surveillance. During the raid, police immediately cut power to his router and seized his Google Nest cameras to prevent filming of the arrest. He argues this was an attempt to avoid accountability, as filming police is legal in Denmark.
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That way they could avoid having video of the (in my view) illegal arrest.
There is video of me asking them for the charges - and them refusing to tell me (which is illegal).
Denmark and the West are moving in the wrong direction, and it makes me sad.
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