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"One thing is clear: those of us who don't supply our own digital infrastructure depend on intermediaries who are increasingly willing to roll over at the slightest pressure. It's time to start devoting some of our creative attention to ways of clearing away the choke-points and leaning back on those companies that are getting leaned upon by powerful, established forces."

Excellent video--what state couldn't use this? The Did You Know? (Shift Happens) videos have been seen by at least 40 million people online and perhaps that many again during face-to-face conferences, workshops, etc. This week saw the release of the latest version, this one focused on the state of Iowa.

YANICK PHILIPPONNAT 26/07/2011, 06 h 00 | Mis à jour le 26/07/2011, 12 h 26 Midilibre.fr "Pour arriver à ses fins, à savoir avoir des relations sexuelles avec sa belle-fille, un Clermontais n'a pas hésité à user d'un stratagème particulièrement pervers. Cette affaire, qui vient d'éclater, a débuté voilà six mois dans le secteur de Clermont-l'Hérault. Le mis en cause, 46 ans, responsable de maintenance, a branché à son insu la webcam de l'ordinateur de la victime, âgée de 15 ans, avec laquelle il vit en compagnie de la mère de cette dernière. Il a ainsi capté des images de l'adolescente nue, la caméra se trouvant dans sa chambre."

A stepfather places a webcam in his 15 year-old stepdaughter's room, then befriends her on Facebook under "fake profiles" and threatens her to reveal the videos to her parents lest she has sex with him. Yet another confirmation that sexual violence is most often perpetrated by people known to the victim.