Six Years of Dangerous Misconceptions Targeting Ola Bini and Digital Rights in Ecuador
Ola Bini was first detained in Quito’s airport six years ago, called a “Russian hacker,” and accused of “alleged participation in the crime of assault on the integrity of computer systems.” It wouldn’t take long for Ecuadorean authorities to find out that he was Swedish and an internationally respected free software developer and computer expert. Lacking evidence, authorities rapidly changed the criminal offense underpinning the accusation against Bini and struggled to build a case based on a mere […]