PNC 10/11/2026

PNC Meeting Minutes: October 11th, 2026

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Pirate National Committee — All national committees

The October 11th 2026 PNC Meeting was one of the weekly meetings of the Pirate National Committee (PNC).

Agenda

Reminders

• At the October 18th meeting, there will be an election to fill the Lookout position.
• At the October 25th meeting, discussion on All Hands for a Free Future will be revisited.

Discussion

Old Business

Approval of Minutes

PNC 10/04/2026

Stop Killing the Internet

• Stop Killing the Internet has the following aims.

* Ensure that digital identity and age-assurance systems remain voluntary, privacy-preserving and non-discriminatory. 
* Citizens must not be forced to identify themselves to access lawful online content or services unless strictly necessary, proportionate and provided by law.
* Require anonymous or pseudonymous proof-of-age based on privacy-preserving cryptography; technical and legal prohibition of cross-service tracking; data minimisation and selective disclosure by default; mandatory open standards and publicly auditable cryptographic  protocols; independent security and fundamental-rights audits; prohibition of cross-service tracking by relying parties; parliamentary scrutiny of implementing acts defining technical specifications; and guaranteed equivalent non-digital alternatives for all citizens.
* Digital identity must remain voluntary, privacy-preserving, decentralized and usable without forcing citizens into one state-backed or Big-Tech-mediated wallet. Citizens must not be required to identify themselves to access lawful online content or services unless strictly necessary, proportionate, and provided by law.

• They have asked if we wish to endorse their organization.

Minutes

Attending State Representatives

• Arizona - Ewa Kruzel
• Florida - David Hall
• Indiana - Eric Orzechowicz
• Ohio - Mars Bale, Webmaster

Absent States

• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Pennsylvania

Non Voting

• Lily Boyt - AL, Scribe
• Maggie Carswell - AZ
• Jolly Mitch - IL, Captain
• James Nguyen - NC
• Seth - FL

Reports

Florida

• No Report

Illinois

• Mitch is still collecting signatures for his campaign for the April election.

Indiana

• No Report

Ohio

• No Report

Discussion

Old Business

Approval of Minutes

PNC 10/04/2026

• Bale moved to approve, seconded by Hall.
• Approved by unanimous consent.

Stop Killing the Internet

• Kruzel moved to endorse SKI
• Orzechowicz seconded

State	Vote
Arizona	Aye
Florida	Aye
Indiana	Aye
Ohio	Aye

By a vote of 4-0 the PNC endorsed SKI

• Bale moved to adjourn, Hall seconded.

Meeting Recording

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY_a67tsJEA