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By Ryan Heath and Zoya Sheftalovich 6/5/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 6/5/15, 12:07 PM CET The long-awaited, much-ballyhooed Digital Single Market strategy is set to be published at noon Wednesday by the European Commission. Reaction will be quick, loud and vociferous, but look for clues to the answer to one key question: Will this document really change anything? [*The structure of Media supply/demand keeps on being vertical: Users will only access what Big Companies offer. There must be a way -via watermarking, perhaps- to allow people to consume whatever they want, and fairly monetize it later... If not, the contents will be keep restricted to editors will: that is censorship and restrictions in te age of abundance and freedom] "A user's guide to the Commission's latest brainstorm. By Ryan Heath and Zoya Sheftalovich 6/5/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 6/5/15, 12:07 PM CET"

By Ryan Heath and Zoya Sheftalovich 6/5/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 6/5/15, 12:07 PM CET The long-awaited, much-ballyhooed Digital Single Market strategy is set to be published at noon Wednesday by the European Commission. Reaction will be quick, loud and vociferous, but look for clues to the answer to one key question: Will this document really change anything? [*The structure of Media supply/demand keeps on being vertical: Users will only access what Big Companies offer. There must be a way -via watermarking, perhaps- to allow people to consume whatever they want, and fairly monetize it later... If not, the contents will be keep restricted to editors will: that is censorship and restrictions in te age of abundance and freedom] "A user's guide to the Commission's latest brainstorm. By Ryan Heath and Zoya Sheftalovich 6/5/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 6/5/15, 12:07 PM CET"

"Twitter's mobile ad arm lets clients use a hidden tracking number created by Verizon. by Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson, ProPublica Nov 3 2014, 9:30pm CET" [# ! Of course, ... # ! ... '#They' do. # ! Too. # ! #we are no #more than #salable #products... for Them... # ! ... and a 'Potential #Threat' for 'The Others'. # ! Welcome to 'The (#Dirty) #Market #Rules' #Era. # ! #NoFear, just take #Your #measures...]

"Twitter's mobile ad arm lets clients use a hidden tracking number created by Verizon. by Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson, ProPublica Nov 3 2014, 9:30pm CET"

"by John Timmer (US) - Dec 29, 2015 4:35pm CET Ever look up an obscure scientific topic? Who is that information meant for?"

" by John Timmer (US) - Dec 29, 2015 4:35pm CET"

"Software updates are just another term for cryptographic single-points-of-failure. by Leif Ryge (US) - Feb 27, 2016 2:57pm CET"

"Software updates are just another term for cryptographic single-points-of-failure. by Leif Ryge (US) - Feb 27, 2016 2:57pm CET"

"You can now be ushered out of a shop, even if you haven't done anything wrong yet. by Sebastian Anthony - Dec 17, 2015 1:15pm CET"

"You can now be ushered out of a shop, even if you haven't done anything wrong yet. by Sebastian Anthony - Dec 17, 2015 1:15pm CET"

Google paints a deceptive picture of security in a new default encryption service for customer data stored on Google Cloud Storage. See Google blog article linked from the bookmarked page. ITWorld goes part way in unmasking the deception but could have been far more blunt. The claimed fact that Google does not turn encryption keys over to the NSA, et ilk, is irrelevant if Google still decrypts the customer data upon NSA/FBI demand, which it very apparently does. But the Google blog article doesn't mention that and paints a picture seemingly intended to deceive customers into not encrypting their own data before parking it on Google Cloud Storage, thus aiding the NSA/FBI, et cet., in their surveillance efforts.  Deceptive advertising is a serious legal no-no. Hopefully, Google Cloud Storage users will be perceptive enough not to be misled by Google's advertising. But it's a sign that Google managers may be getting worried about losing customers to companies operating in nations that have far stronger protection for digital privacy than the U.S.

"System could secure data by encrypting it before it leaves your computer. by Joe Silver - Mar 25 2014, 9:35pm CET Privacy 44 A new platform for building Web applications, called Mylar, aims to provide encryption services that activate on your computer before data ever moves to a server."

"From trauma treatment to space exploration, VR is more than just fun and games. by Kyle Orland - Oct 30 2014, 2:00pm CET"

"Governments aren't going to fix cloud's privacy problem. It's up to the industry-and us. by Sean Gallagher - Oct 28 2014, 2:00pm CET"

"Powered by radios in trees, home-grown network serves 50 houses on Orcas Island. by Jon Brodkin (US) - Nov 2, 2015 11:31am CET"

"Certs for "mailarchive" and other internal names could threaten entire Internet. by Dan Goodin (US) - Nov 10, 2015 7:35am CET"

"HDFury.com is now offline just one business day after the lawsuit was filed. by Joe Mullin (US) - Jan 5, 2016 9:23am CET"

"Frontman for Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven wants a class-action lawsuit. by Megan Geuss (US) - Dec 30, 2015 10:43am CET"

Terrorists are using the Internet against us, lawmaker says. by Jon Brodkin (US) - Nov 18, 2015 7:12am CET

"Clean installs of the new version of Windows 10 are no longer possible. by Peter Bright (US) - Nov 24, 2015 11:05am CET Share Tweet 115 Downloadable versions of Windows 10 version 1511, the November 2015 update, appear to have been removed after their release earlier this month."

"Leaked documents from Ministry of Interior show a worryingly illiberal trend for France. by Sebastian Anthony - Dec 7, 2015 12:01pm CET"

"Case undermines "the very objective of antitrust law-to ensure robust competition." by David Kravets (US) - Dec 4, 2015 12:37am CET"

"Settlement details aren't yet public, but Warner/Chappell isn't happy. by Joe Mullin (US) - Dec 10, 2015 8:22am CET"

"IoT is about to explode, perhaps literally, if privacy and security issues aren't fixed. by Sean Gallagher (US) - Oct 30, 2015 9:50am CET"