Internet regulators may face Swedish Waterloo – The National Newspaper: “Best known for pillaging Vikings and the pop supergroup Abba, Sweden is now hosting its own version of the internet – one without government controls. At a time when many of the world’s governments are demanding access to mobile phone records and Google is accused of openly collaborating with the CIA, Sweden is home to an unregulated version of the internet.
Protected by that country’s liberal laws, a legitimate Swedish political party, the Pirate Party, is attracting the growing support of Swedish citizens and is determined to provide an alternative to the highly regulated internet envisaged by governments such as the US and service providers such as Google. Iceland is also drafting legislation to protect freedom of information on the internet.”