That three word LIE was by “John Fenderson” and featured in last week’s Mutual Admiration Society as funny.

Simple little lies are difficult to counter with the always complex truth, but the facts will bear me out.

Perhaps he’s just ignorant of how much tracking Google does and how pervasive it is. But Google’s over 900,000 servers aren’t sitting idle in between search terms: they’re collating web site visits and enough other bits to uniquely identify anyone.

At best “voluntary” could be true only if all the following are known and done with never a slip:

1) NEVER even go to Google’s search page: at the very least it snags browser header, IP address, plus search terms, storing those for long as can, years at least. (Google doesn’t just list plain links, either, but re-directs every click through its own servers for tracking.)

2) NEVER hit any web page which re-directs to or uses Google’s search or #1 applies. Again, even if you don’t search it snags enough for tracking, along with site you were on. As search engine may not be explicitly stated and even hosting out Google can’t prevent indirect use, this is impossible.

3) Entirely disable javascript, including manually remove Google from its paid whitelisting in popular Noscript Firefox extension: completely undermines stated function by allowing the very worst. — NOTE only applies to browswers in which one can disable javascript (actually, assumes that clicked check box works as implied): appears that on any Android system besides Chrome browser, one cannot.

4) In Firefox about:config remove all Google data, but you again just have to assume it’s not in actual code… Google funds Mozilla, gets its search engine installed in every copy as default, so who knows what else is sneaked in?

5) NEVER allow Google “cookies”. Those are explicitly for tracking.

6) In system “hosts” file list ALL of Google’s many parasites. — Also assumes this actually works in every operating system, including Google’s…

7) NEVER use a site which requires Google’s APIs for crucial function so that one MUST enable javascript: those include captchas and much CGI. That’s spreading rapidly. For example, it’s become apparently impossible to download the Korora Linux distro without letting Google snoop. It’s totally unnecessary for a simple download, but Google has billions to corrupt with. — NOTE specifically this will rule out Youtube: you’re shut out from much of the internet unless surrender to the corporate monster.

8) Even after ALL the above NEVER use a site which directly supplies Google with information besides javascript and parasites.

There are surely yet more ways Google snoops: it has people working every day on how to do more and better snooping, besides lock in advertising and every commercial function. It’s not too much to say that nearly every corporation will be against you if try to avoid Google. Also general trends are increasing to find ways to snag even those who actively try to avoid being tracked — because we’re the most interesting in every way, and “commercial” spooks just can’t stand to not “get it all”, either.

Do even you supposed techies know ALL the ways Google is snooping? … Of course not.

Google is NOT voluntary, and NOT wanted, that’s why it SNEAKS in.

Does the public even suspect this and explicitly agree to be tracked? Or is it impossible to avoid even with knowledge and effort? — Clearly the latter. Google is NOT voluntary especially to the foolishly trusting public.

Fenderson’s simple little LIE is excusing a corporation to prey on public trust. Manifestly he trusts corporations but not the public.

Now, I’m sure “John Fenderson” will at this point try to dismiss as unfounded raving of future fears. Or say stay off the net, then. — Anything to avoid confronting the actuality of Google’s unavoidable tracking and its direct ties to the surveillance state.

So when will this already mega-corporation stop snooping on and tracking us? At the last shreds of privacy on the net? — HA! It’s NOT staying on the net, it’s NOW getting into household gadgets to spy on you constantly! Explicitly going for camera and microphone in every room just like Orwell’s “1984”! It can’t be more clear that whatever slight “voluntary” is left now will soon be gone.

And will Google’s militarized robots obey the Asimov Laws? Of course not: they’ll just be first generation Terminators.

This week Snowden said:

The second, less understood but far more sinister effect of these classified programs, is that they effectively create “permanent records” of our daily activities, even in the absence of any wrongdoing on our part. This enables a capability called “retroactive investigation,” where once you come to the government’s attention, they’ve got a very complete record of your daily activity going back, under current law, often as far as five years.

Clearly that applies to the information Google has. We just have to trust won’t be abused.

And protesters in Romania were actually threatened by what I’ve long had in tagline: Google’s ability to target you for advertising is EXACTLY what NSA needs to target you as political dissident, NOT coincidentally.

Google’s spying is big as NSA and increasing every day. (Go on, deny it! You’d only prove it’s on same scale.) And the problem is not just Google; there are hundreds of corporations which are “commercial” fronts of NSA all conspiring to funnel bits of information to be collated to implement the police state.

SPYING is the main “business model” of the internet. Commercial interests are greedy for money and control. Greed makes ALL businesses conspire together to TAKE all privacy from “natural persons” in order to use the internet at all.

When globalist corporations have trapped us all into de facto Panopticon system, even if only “commercial” for non-stop ruthless advertising, will “John Fenderson” blithely tell us we accepted it “voluntarily”?

Are you utterly unable to look forward and see the dystopia of an economic system based on surveillance that “monetizes” your privacy?

Instead of “John Fenderson” lying that “Google is voluntary” we need a “John Carter” yelling “STOP, YOU FOOLS! That’s Skynet itself!”

All the news you saw last week on other sites, re-written to cherry pick points that fit Mike’s agenda.

08:16:37[j-257-1]

“We need to start from a proper understanding of what copyright is for (it’s right there in the Constitution, folks!), “

we already understand what it is, that’s right ITS PROPER UNDERSTANDING !!!!

As you say, its right there in the Constitution (even though you linked to Wikipedia!!).

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.

BY

SECURING FOR A LIMITED TIMES TO AUTHORS AND INVENTORS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE WRITING AND DISCOVERIES.

You might want to redefine it, but we all understand it now.

“with a recognition that there’s no clear Creator/Consumer dichotomy now (if there ever was), and a realistic perspective on how technology is irrevocably changing the field”

what the hell does that suppose to mean, “no clear creator/consumer dichotomy now” ?????????

I would of thought the very reason why TD drones on and on about copyright is because there is (in its mind) a clear dichotomy. That being the consumers want stuff that is copyrighted, and the creators want their constitutional protection for the exclusive right to their respective works.

That’s a clear dichotomy! You (as a consumer) and what the constitution says you cannot have (its right there in the constitution, and wiki).

The dichotomy is that you want it but the constitution and the law backing the constitution says you cannot have it.

Just saying something does not make it true, although it is common TD practice to do so.

” and a realistic perspective on how technology is irrevocably changing the field.”

and you fail to elaborate on that as well, are you saying its easier to steal and defy the constitution now days with ‘technology’ therefore as its easier it should also be legal ?

Its a hell of a lot easier to kill someone these days with “technology” (guns and such) so by your argument murder should be legalised ?

What field is technology changing??? it might change how things are created, it does not change the underlying laws in regard to that creation.

existing copyright is a reflection of the constitution, should you want to quote the constitution make sure it agrees with your argument.

It does not.. and no technology will change that basic fact.

Sheesh, AC what’s got up your nostrils today?

Anyway, I think the best point out from Mike Taylor’s post this week was about the food banks. I am involved with a small food bank myself. Our “clientele” consists of those who cannot access support services because they cannot get access to the health care card. They earn too much to receive help but not enough to properly live.

Here in Australia, if you earn below a particular fortnightly wage, you can get a health care card which enables you to get access to support services. To maintain this access, you can then earn an extra amount each fortnight. But if you earn just above the the initial amount but below the maintenance amount you cannot access the services, go figure. It is this group of people who quite often need help but in general cannot access the help required.

Under our current federal government, these support services will become increasingly difficult to access and the requirement for access to food banks will become more prevalent.