Colm sez, "Following hot on the heels of its UK counterparts, Digital Rights Ireland is now accepting donations via its website. DRI has been extroardinarily active in the short time it has been live and has hit the ground running in relation to issues such as data retention, Irish filesharing litigation and ID cards and is now asking for money to help further the cause."
(Thanks, Colm!)
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