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Privacy: In the analog world of our parents, leaks to the press were heavily protected in both ends – both for the leaker and for the reporter receiving the leak. In the digital world of our children, this has been unceremoniously thrown out the window while discussing something unrelated entirely. Why aren’t our digital children afforded the same checks and balances?

Another area where privacy rights have not been carried over from the analog to the digital concerns journalism, an umbrella of different activities we consider to be an important set of checks-and-balances on power in society. When somebody handed over physical documents to a reporter, that was an analog action that was protected by federal and state laws, and sometimes even by constitutions. When somebody is handing over digital access to the same information to the same type of reporter, reflecting the way we work today and the way our children will work in the future, that is instead prosecutable at both ends.

Let us illustrate this with an example from the real world.

In the 2006 election in Sweden, there was an outcry of disastrous information hygiene on behalf of the ruling party at the time (yes, the same ruling party that later administered the worst governmental leak ever). A username and password circulated that gave full access to the innermost file servers of the Social Democratic party administration from anywhere. The username belonged to a Stig-Olof Friberg, who was using his nickname “sigge” as username, and the same “sigge” as password, and who accessed the innermost files over the Social Democratic office’s unencrypted, open, wireless network.

Calling this “bad opsec” doesn’t begin to describe it. Make a careful note to remember that these were, and still are, the institutions and people we rely on to make policy for good safeguarding of sensitive citizen data.

However, in the shadow of this, there was also the more important detail that some political reporters were well aware of the login credentials, such as one of Sweden’s most (in)famous political reporters Niklas Svensson, who had been using the credentials as a journalistic tool to gain insight into the ruling party’s workings.

This is where it gets interesting, because in the analog world, that reporter would have received leaks in the form of copied documents, physically handed over to him, and leaking to the press in this analog manner was (and still is) an extremely protected activity under law and indeed some constitutions — in Sweden, as this concerns, you can even go to prison for casually speculating over coffee at work who might have been behind a leak to the press. It is taken extremely seriously.

However, in this case, the reporter wasn’t leaked the documents, but was leaked a key for access to the digital documents — the ridiculously insecure credentials “sigge/sigge” — and was convicted in criminal court for electronic trespassing as a result, despite doing journalistic work with a clear analog protected equivalent.

It’s interesting to look at history to see how much critically important events would never have been uncovered, if this prosecution of digital journalism had been applied to analog journalism.

For one example, let’s take the COINTELPRO leak, when activists copied files from an FBI office to uncover a covert and highly illegal operation by law enforcement to discredit political organizations based solely on their political opinion. (This is not what law enforcement should be doing, speaking in general terms.) This leak happened when activists put up a note on the FBI office door on March 8, 1971 saying “Please do not lock this door tonight”, came back in the middle of the night when nobody was there, found the door unlocked as requested, and took (stole) about 1,000 classified files that revealed the illegal practices.

These were then mailed to various press outlets. The theft resulted in the exposure of some of the FBI’s most self-incriminating documents, including several documents detailing the FBI’s use of postal workers, switchboard operators, etc., in order to spy on black college students and various non-violent black activist groups, according to Wikipedia. And here’s the kicker in the context: while the people stealing the documents could and would have been indicted for doing so, it was unthinkable to charge the reporters receiving them with anything.

This is no longer the case.

Our digital children have lost the right to leak information to reporters in the way the world works today, an activity that was taken for granted — indeed, seen as crucially important to the balance of power — in the world of our digital parents. Our digital children who work as reporters can no longer safely receive leaks showing abuse of power. It is entirely reasonable that our digital children should have at least the same set of civil liberties in their digital world, as our parents had in their analog world.

Privacy remains your own responsibility.

Felix Prangenberg Wethepeople Endstate Part

Felix Prangenberg has produced a lot for his WTP "Endstate" part during his Cali trip, in which each clip is just sick! enjoy the video! Best regards, your kunstform BMX Shop

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Kunstform X The Fella BMX Promo 2017

We filmed a short Promo clip in cooperation with The Fella and our team riders André Bodlin & Felix Donat for the current The Fella collection. Check it now on our site! Enjoy the video, Your kunstform BMX Shop.

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Kevin Nikulski - 2nd Pro Class - 100PSI BMX Flatland Contest 2017

Kevin Nikulski was back at the 100PSI BMX Flatland Contest in Dresden this year and came home with second place, congrats Kevin! Have fun with the video, Your kunstform BMX Shop.

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The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series, the world’s leading platform for elite BMX park terrain competition, announces the official 2018 World Tour dates and locations for the upcoming season. The celebrated BMX competition series will take place in Australia, California, Mexico and Spain, welcoming a top-ranking competitive field of invited pro BMX riders and Wildcards for their chance to compete on the world stage for a piece of the grand $155,000USD prize.



The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series is also proud to expand the 2018 World Tour with the addition of two new Regional Qualifier events in the United States and Chile, encouraging more talented BMX riders from around the world to earn their way to the Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships. The five confirmed Regional Qualifier events are open to registration by all professional men and women BMX riders beginning in Santiago, Chile on March 23. The top three podium winners from each Regional Qualifier will advance to the Vans BMX Pro Cup Pro Tour, and secure their invite to the Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships.



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Regional Qualifiers

Santiago, Chile
March 23 & 25

Sydney, Australia
April 27

Woodward East, Pennsylvania
June 28

Guadalajara, Mexico
August 24

Málaga, Spain
September 21



*registration information is available on vansbmxprocup.com



Pro Tour

Sydney, Australia
April 29

Huntington Beach, CA
August 3 & 5

Guadalajara, Mexico
August 25 - 26



World Championship

Málaga, Spain
September 22 - 23



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Robin Kachfi went for a bmx session with his homies on the streets, to test his brand new Actioncam. Check their adventure right here!


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This is the first promo from British brand Doomed and features Jordan Godwin, Regan Riley, Felix Prangenberg, Dan Coller, Jordan O'Kane and a load of familiar faces including Dan Kruk, Dillon Lloyd, Max Gaertig and more. This is raw street filmed on a Canon XM2 and shot in London, Leeds, Cardiff, Germany, Nor Cal, Long Beach, Rochester, the list goes on. Good works boys.

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Felix Prangenberg's WTP Pathfinder Promo went finally online. 4 minutes of pure action are waiting for you. You'll be definitely not disappointed!

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Since 1979, Vans was among the first brands in the Skate & BMX Scene to support the BMX sport across competitions, athlete sponsorships and the release of BMX-specific footwear. 40 years later, Vans continues to promote the BMX legacy with the release of the new Old Skool Pro BMX endorsed by Vans global BMX team rider Kevin Peraza. As the only BMX-specific shoe design in market to date, Vans’ Old Skool Pro BMX introduces a unique WaffleCup BMX technology, offering today’s BMXer’s the superior support of a cupsole without sacrificing any pedal feel, and paying crucial attention to flex, grip, durability, and additional support engineered within the midsole.


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The schedule for this year's Vans BMX Pro Cup Series is now live! A stop of the BMX event next to Sydney, Mexico City, Singapore and Huntington Beach is Waiblingen, Stuttgart. Get ready for BMX legends like Larry Edgar, Dennis Enarson, Alex Hiam and many more.

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What:
Vans BMX Pro Cup Series 2019
BMX disciplines: BMX Park

When & Where:
April 5 - 6, 2019, Singapore

April 10 - 13, 2019, Sydney, Australia

June 14 - 16, 2019, Stuttgart, Germany

August 16 - 18, 2019, Mexico City, Mexico

September 13 - 15, 2019, Huntington Beach, California

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Felix Prangenberg filmed a new promo video for the new colorway of his Pathfinder signature series of wethepeople. The clips to the video were produced during Felix's stay in California and include some wild grind combos. Watch the whole edit right here.

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After a three-part vlog about his trip to Barcelona, our Bro Robin Kachfi recently uploaded another clip. As the name of the edit suggests, in GoPro BMX Street Riding Barcelona you will find riding from 1st person perspective (POV) in Barcelona's streets and skate parks. Robin thinks that there are too many Barspins in there. We say, stuff looks great, especially from the POV perspective! What do you think?

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Opened just a few weeks ago, the BMX Bowl in Waiblingen near Stuttgart hosted a first-class event: the Vans BMX Pro Cup. All international BMX pros, as well as various BMX legends came over to compete and enjoy the show. It should really be clear that pure BMX (and party) escalation is guaranteed here. You can watch the compressed highlights from the finals in our 3 minutes video. It's definitely worth it, promise! And last but not least, big thanks to Vans for organizing this event!

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Felix Prangenberg got the samples of his Pathfinder signature series from wethepeople last week just in time for the X-Games. The new frame and handlebars were put through their paces in the streets of Cologne. The result is a wild promo video in vintage style, which you can watch here now.

The new Wethepeople Pathfinder 2020 parts are available end of September 2020!

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It is official. Our Bro Felix Prangenberg is now part of the eclat Pro BMX Team! Felix has been on wethepeople for a while now, so it was only a matter of time until the deal with eclat, as both brands belong to the same company. Congratulations Felix, that's more than earned!

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Vans team rider Larry Edgar got his own signature colorway from the Old Skool Pro BMX and a matching longsleeve and cap.

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It's official: Our bro Felix Prangenberg is now part of the Etnies Pro Team. To celebrate this event appropriately, you can now watch Felix's Welcome to the Team Edit. In addition to the obligatory, wild street maneuvers Felix' homies also have some words to say, which completes the edit very nicely. So, now there's only one thing left to say from us: Congratulations Felix, you more than deserve it!

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We are pleased to inform you that we're now having a fine selection of popular Profile Racing parts with the color matte green available. These parts are now in stock, but only while supplies last. Act quickly and secure your green Profile Racing parts before they'll be sold out!

Just arrived from the USA: The popular Profile "Mini" hubs! These high-quality hubs are available in various colors and variations for both the front and rear. The sought-after Profile "Elite" hubs are also back in stock. A highlight is the new Galaxy Rust colorway, which is almost sold out. So be quick while stocks last!

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