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Privacy: Our analog parents had the ability to read news anonymously, however they wanted, wherever they wanted, and whenever they wanted. For our digital children, a government agent might as well be looking over their shoulder: the government knows what news sources they read, what articles, for how long, and in what order.

For our analog parents, reading the news was an affair the government had no part of, or indeed had any business being part of. Our analog parents bought a morning newspaper with a few coins on the street corner, brought it somewhere quiet where they had a few minutes to spare, and started reading without anybody interfering.

When our digital children read the news, the government doesn’t just know what news source they choose to read, but also what specific articles they read from that news source, in what order, and for how long. So do several commercial actors. There are at least three grave issues with this.

The first is that since the government has this data, it will attempt to use this data. More specifically, it will attempt to use the data against the individual concerned, possibly in some sort of pre-crime scheme. We know this that since all data collected by a government will eventually be used against the people concerned, with mathematical certainty.

In an attention economy, data about what we pay attention to, how much, and for how long, are absolutely crucial predictive behaviors. And in the hands of a government which makes the crucial mistake of using it to predict pre-crime, the results can be disastrous for the individual and plain wrong for the government.

Of course, the instant the government uses this data in any way imaginable, positive or negative, it will become Heisenberg Metrics — the act of using the data will shape the data itself. For example, if somebody in government decides that reading about frugality probably is an indicator of poverty, and so makes people more eligible for government handouts, then such a policy will immediately shape people’s behavior to read more about frugality. Heisenberg Metrics is when a metric can’t be measured without making it invalid in the process.

(The phenomenon is named after the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which is traditionally confused with the Observer Effect, which states you can’t measure some things without changing them in the process. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is actually something else entirely; it states that you can’t measure precise momentum and position of a subatomic particle at the same time, and does not apply at all to Heisenberg Metrics.)

The second issue is that not only government, but also other commercial actors, will seek to act on these metrics, Heisenberg Metrics as they may be. Maybe somebody thinks that reading fanzines about motorcycle acrobatics should have an effect on your health and traffic insurance premiums?

The third issue is subtle and devious, but far more grave: the government doesn’t just know what articles you read and in what order, but as a corollary to that, knows what the last article you read was, and what you did right after reading it. In other words, it knows very precisely what piece of information leads you to stop reading and instead take a specific action. This is far more dangerous information than being aware of your general information feed patterns and preferences.

Being able to predict somebody’s actions with a high degree of certainty is a far more dangerous ability than being vaguely aware of somebody’s entertainment preferences.

Our analog parents had the privacy right of choosing their information source anonymously with nobody permitted (or able) to say what articles they read, in what order, or for what reason. It’s not unreasonable that our digital children should have the same privacy right, the analog equivalent privacy right.

Privacy remains your own responsibility.

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.

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On 12.08-13.08.17 the 9th time the BMX "Männle Turnier" takes place in Tuttlingen, it took place for the first time in 2009. At the Männle, there are different classes, no matter if you are big or small, everyone can register and prove themselves at the Männle Turnier. Besides the main contest, there are various jam sessions, a concert and a night session. If you need a housing and don't know where you can sleep, there is either a Hotel, which is 5min. From the park and where you get as a driver even a bonus, otherwise there is a small campsite right next to the skate park which is free of charge. We are happy that you're coming!

When: 12.08-13.08.2017 (from 12a.m.)

Where: Skatepark Tuttlingen, Stuttgarter Straße, 78532 Tuttlingen, Germany

contests: BMX Contest & BMX Jams

website: http://bmx-maennle.de/ or Facebook Event

On the 26th of August 2017 the Burning Cup BMX & Skate Contest in Rondell St.Georgen, Germany goes in the second round. a contest without program would be boring, you can find all informations about the supporting program of the Burning Cup in the next few days on the Facebook page

The registration for the BMX contest can be made online or on the contest day itself from 10:00 - 12:00 clock. This year, the BMX contest is divided into the following categories:

Quali:
12:15 - 12:45 BMX Kids
13:15 - 13:45 BMX Advanced
14:15 - 14:45 BMX Pro

Specials:
14:45 – 15:00 BMX Best Trick
15:15 – 15:30 BMX Highest Air
15:45 – 16:00 BMX Last man standing

Finals:
16:00 – 16:30 BMX Kids
17:00 – 17:30 BMX Advanced
18:00 . 18:30 BMX Pro

Where: Skatepark Rondell St.Georgen, 78112 St. Georgen im Schwarzwald, Germany

Contests: BMX Best Trick, BMX Highest Air & BMX Last man standing

Class: BMX Kids, BMX Advanced & BMX Pro

Webseite: Facebook Event

BMX Männle Turnier 2017 - BMX Highlights

From the 12th to the 13th of August 2017, the 9th BMX Männle Turnier took place at the Skatepark in Tuttlingen, Germany. As every year, many spectators and BMX riders appeared to the "Männle Turnier", where there wasn't only a BMX contest for boys and girls, there was also a "best trick", and a "jump the carton" contest. How it all looked, look here! Have fun with the video, your kunstform BMX shop!

rankings:

BMX Amateur
1. Moritz Kuhn
2. Mika Köhler
3. Justin Dennell

BMX Girls
1. Lotta Grüber
2. Stephanie Rohr
3. Elisa Dünger

BMX advanced
1. Zeno Lehmann
2. Nils Jacob
3. Tim Rude

BMX Pro
1. Mätti Hilber
2. Janis Oriovich
3. Chris Halbritter

BMX Best Trick
Nils Jacob

Jump the carton
Michael Dunger 2,10 Meters

Video: Robin Kachfi

Musik: Ryan Little - ballet

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Our bro Robin Kachfi went outside during minus degrees, to film for his new BMX video series, which is called "Morning Cruise". Watch his first Episode right here!


Enjoy the video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!



Video: Robin Kachfi



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From the 04 - 05 of August 2018, the BMX Männle Turnier will take place again at the Skatepark in Tuttlingen. It's the 10th time for the BMX Männle Turnier, this means that we have to celebrate the anniversary on this weekend! You can sign up via e-mail info@bmx-maennle.de or on-site as usual. It's possible to pitch the tents directly at the park. Showers and toilets are also available directly at the park and can be used free and at any time. For a more comfortable stay, the Hotel Schlack offers single and double rooms at discounted rates.

Check the highlight video from last year!



All the best, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!

What:
10th BMX Männle Turnier Tuttlingen

When:
04 - 05 August 2018

Where:
Skatepark Tuttlingen
Umläufle 6
78532 Tuttlingen


More infos on Facebook.

Our bros Felix Prangenberg and Miguel Smajli were in California for over a month, to hang out, ride BMX and filming for their video projects. Both filmed a lot of insta jibs, which you can check out in the latest Freedombmx video. Check also the Interview about their USA trip on Freedombmx.


Enjoy the Video, your kunstform BMX Shop Team!



Video: Freedombmx



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To escape the cold german winter our bro Miguel Smajli visited the sunny state of california. He spent a fun time riding in the sun and filmed some clips with Grant Casteluzzo during his stay. Check the full video now on our Youtube-Channel!



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Video: Grant Casteluzzo



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