Pirates unite and hit EDB!
That way they would actually notice they did something wrong.

Other than that? It’s the guys own fault to have his contract removed.
You can’t spread your beliefs and hope your boss would agree.

I’ve he would have supported gay marriage and the companies boss didn’t like it he could also be removed from his post…

Doesn’t matter. Hit that shitty corp with a decent DDOS, deface it’s websites and publish some internal security information.

That’s the only way to get back at them-especially since thy are some kind of it security outfit.

But don’t look at me – i’m too stupid to do it.

I’m not saying anyone is right or wrong here, what I’m saying is that you should be objective towards sources and not believe the first story told and come to conclusions after only hearing one side in an important matter like this.

Please do tell us the real reason then.. Of course the company is going to deny it if it’s true, what else did you expect?

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Great response, I agree :)

Hey Nubcakes, that one truly implies to you.

If you wonna debate, wise up!! Otherwise, STFU when the grown up’s are talking!!!

Well, it’s just a thought, and I am not saying this is moral… But neither is what they did to Jonas, and it won’t kill someone, just lose them a bit of money! So how about it?

You do not need to be a Swedish resident or citizen to contribute your skills to the Swedish Pirate Party. There are no such limits on membership or activismship, either.

If you want to talk to us, come visit us at IRC server irc.piratpartiet.se, channel #piratpartiet.

Cheers,
Rick

The act doesn’t surprise me though. Not in the least. I can only thank EDB management for them revealing some of these dirty truths.

One should always stay objective and not believe the first story told. Do some research before you come with claims of Sweden not being a democracy, EDB being a terrible company and so on. But I guess that this site is a bit too biased towards the pro-piracy movement to actually be critical towards sources in articles like this.

point me to a country that actually has a REAL Democracy? NO, the United States of Corporate Oligarchy doesn’t count.

Remember: Corporate sponsor, lobbyists, foreign interests, and “stockholders” vote always count 500 to yours.

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What could possibly be alarming about young people taking interest in their country’s government?

Breaking the law isn’t really an ideology, so I don’t feel bad that this guy was “discriminated” against.

EDB are a typical IT solution house, implementing CRM, ERP what have you systems…. maybe that means implementing security/PKI solutions but why would advocating citizens rights of integrity be in conflict with installing a company’s own internal security solution. Absolutely no sense.
This is obviously some very right-wing (for Sweden anyway) board member or CxO flexing his muscles in a very stupid way…. the best thing is to name and shame this company. I work with these systems here in Stockholm and I’m letting everyone I know, know what these guys have done….

Freedom of speech is not an excuse for lack of judgement…

Le Bazz

If your into politics.. your into mass amounts of bull shit, lies, nonsense, and general stupidity. There’s nothing pure or good about politics.

Its far better to oppose these idiots with civil disobedience.. take there power away and they will surely fall. Fighting them on there grounds is pointless.

In the end all you will have is yourself and your family.. your government will not be around to save you, better to stop trusting in a decaying system.

Remind me again how that relates to keeping company networks and files secure? Far as I can tell, the whole ‘keep private things private’ aspect would seem to tie in VERY well with a security company.

@47 sadly agreed, but if it isn’t because of his work, then there is a moral grey area.

Ok just so everyone knows, Article 19 of the united nations says “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.” So according to the UN you can say anything you want and should not be in fear of doing so. Some of you think that should not apply to work, and God only knows what else. Understand this as soon as you have to worry about what you say for any reason, you are NO longer FREE, PERIOD!
Corporations are going to slowly take over the world, and take over your rights. What right does a company of one country have in even going to another country to tell them how they should be, and what they should do. Watch “V for Vendetta”, it is happening right before your eyes right now. Then watch “The Corporation” as they do a psychological analysis of the mentality of Corporations. Then Read all the quotes from the founding fathers of the USA, who warn of things like this happening. Only do this if you seek enlightenment. Some of you need to give up your blissful ignorance and make some serious choices, while you still have the choice.

Capitalism and Commercialism is a breeding ground for greed and selfishness, I’ll bet most of the people that think this guy loosing his job is ok, are up to their necks in this (C&C) and are afraid to give it up.

How many other things have been held back technology wise by these people (Big Business/Corporations), because they want more at any and all costs. I know of one company in Canada that made wiper blades so well you may only need one for the lifetime of your car. Bought up by the big US competitor and then filed away never to see light again.

Please for anything and everything you love and value; at least look, inform yourself, and then do the right thing and speak up regardless of the cost. Even and especially if you disagree with me ;-)

Since you have the right to terminate an agreement with your plumber subject to any contract that might be in place, Bergling has no recourse to the courts (either Swedish or European) unless some of the terms in his contract with EDB haven been broken. Employment law is irrelevant.

this is what I call democracy .

Vive le Pirat Byrån!

In this case, legislation to block swedish IPs?

Side thought – Why cant we vote on individual issues, why do we have to vote for a person with who may agree with on one point, but not another?

If, as the article implies, he was doing this in his spare time, then it’s wrong, plain and simple. They knew he was involved with the party when they hired him, they can’t (or at least shouldn’t be able to) turn around and fire him for that involvement. Too bad he was a consultant and not a full-time employee. I’m not sure what workplace laws would govern that in Sweden, but here in Canada the company would be facing a big fat lawsuit, and they’d lose, no question. As a consultant, though, there’s probably not much he can do.

This is a reasonable position, I’m glad there are some here who understand that this is not a violation of freedom of speech, ugly though it may be.

However that doesn’t mean I have to be thrilled, or even just silent, if I find people acting repugnantly even within their rights. I reserve the right to call them out for their horrible choices. To engage in boycotts as I choose, and I applaud those with greater rhetorical skills who work to shame those you use their rights as employers to silence political dissent.

They have the right to be real jerks. I have the right to call them, and treat them, like jerks.

Evil stuff.

Freedom of speech means freedom before the law, as do most freedoms in free societies. I am troubled by the apparent lack of understanding of the principles of liberty among the writer of this article and its commentators, as the logical conclusion of an argument that takes this to be against freedom of speech is to bring the law in to protect people in this situation, which must necessarily mean the abrogation of freedom of speech before the law, something which is vastly more valuable than freedom of speech before your employer.

While I admire people’s love of freedom, it is vitally important to actually understand what freedom means.

Technically he isn’t fired.
The problem is that Jonas Berglin is a consultant. Consultants is like any other company, and can be treated like this, fired without notice. He could claim that company broke a contract between them.

Yes, and please read up on what anarchist is all about. It’s not about ruin society. Yes, there are people like those you describes, but that fits into many others idiots, but anarchists.

If someone does it here then people can get compensation after taking them to court.