Loz Kaye
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Loz Kaye is Leader of Pirate Party UK.

He is an energetic campaigner on civil liberties, Internet freedom and the rights of whistleblowers. He has appeared widely in international media on these issues, with contributions to the BBC, CNN, The Guardian and Le Monde amongst others. He speaks frequently in public on matters ranging from intellectual property to reimagining business models for the 21st century. 2011 speaking invitations have included UCL debating society, Manchester Social Media Cafe, and the MA in Innovation Management at St Martins, London.

He also works as a composer, musical director, university lecturer and workshop leader. His music has been heard all the way from Nashville, Tennessee to Okinawa, Japan. Recent projects have included residencies with GCSE students and shows for Full Body and the Voice Theatre, a professional company of learning disabled actors. He lives in Central Manchester where he is an active part of the political, cultural and social media communities.

Blog Entries by Loz Kaye

Virgin and Sky - Our New Moral Guardians?

(1) Comments | Posted 12 November 2011 | (10:39)

Who would be an Internet Service Provider? A pattern seems to be developing that every time there is a problem, the media and government blames technology and tech companies.

Riots? Shut off social media or block Blackberry messenger. No growth in the economy? Expect digital to pick up the...

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More Democracy: Learning From Norway's Response to Terror

(3) Comments | Posted 25 July 2011 | (11:03)

The first time I went to Scandinavia, I remember clearly visiting the Queen of Denmark's summer residence. As I peered through the windows and over the fence to the swimming pool I asked my Danish/Norwegian husband to be- How can we be allowed so close? Surely this is a security...

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There's Hacking and Then There's Hacking -- LulzSec vs NewsCorp

(6) Comments | Posted 12 July 2011 | (20:23)

It seems that hacking is the word of 2011. Our media has been transfixed with hackers, and it would seem, liberally supplied by them too. We have looked on shocked whether it's at the downing of the CIA or SOCA sites, the security breaches of NHS passwords or the deletion of...

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