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Two words, folks: NATIONAL TREASURE. Check out this movie.
Film analysis would take too long, but get this: 'co-operatives' and 'maintaining the status quo' are both mentioned. (See December 12 post, 'Silence: boom or bust?')
If you can find ANY film in Hollywood's entire history that mentions co-operatives, I'll have you nominated into the Trivial Pursuit Hall of Fame.
I keep mentioning digital telephony and corporate monopolies as being key to information power, and how these companies likely have close ties to government security bodies. In National Treasure, they talk about the 'all-seeing eye,' cellphones are prominently featured, and the FBI are conveniently portrayed as bumblers, slow on the uptake.
PLEASE - pay attention to casting, social politics and positioning (ethnicity, gender, etc), and watch the film credits. Not just for this movie, but for any film made from 2003 onward.
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Internet and Digital Monopolies
To help avoid a Microsoft-type giant in Bell Sympatico (and Telus, Primus, etc), people need to support alternative internet service providers and vigorously ensure companies are NOT compromising consumer privacy (eg, selling customer database information, illegal wiretapping, individual profiling).
In September 2004, I started looking for a more reliable (read trustworthy) internet service provider. I finally found one called Echo Online. But too late: I dawdled for two months, then found out a company called WinTel has bought them out.[1]
Echo Online was established in 1996; yet, I bet this rapid takeover was initiated after the sales rep and I discussed privacy concerns. (See September 25 post, 'Websites and helicopters.')
Digital technology and information power, yesiree. Conspiracy theories? Maybe. See Financial Post article on Bell's entry into ISPs.
[1] Read 'Considering the "Private" Citizen,' and learn more about WinTel. [Added Feb. 17/05]
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More About Privacy Concerns:
See September 24 post, 'Miracles of telephony.'
About.com: Privacy in Canada.
Privacycilla.org
Discussion about Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski's resignation.
Film analysis would take too long, but get this: 'co-operatives' and 'maintaining the status quo' are both mentioned. (See December 12 post, 'Silence: boom or bust?')
If you can find ANY film in Hollywood's entire history that mentions co-operatives, I'll have you nominated into the Trivial Pursuit Hall of Fame.
I keep mentioning digital telephony and corporate monopolies as being key to information power, and how these companies likely have close ties to government security bodies. In National Treasure, they talk about the 'all-seeing eye,' cellphones are prominently featured, and the FBI are conveniently portrayed as bumblers, slow on the uptake.
PLEASE - pay attention to casting, social politics and positioning (ethnicity, gender, etc), and watch the film credits. Not just for this movie, but for any film made from 2003 onward.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Internet and Digital Monopolies
To help avoid a Microsoft-type giant in Bell Sympatico (and Telus, Primus, etc), people need to support alternative internet service providers and vigorously ensure companies are NOT compromising consumer privacy (eg, selling customer database information, illegal wiretapping, individual profiling).
In September 2004, I started looking for a more reliable (read trustworthy) internet service provider. I finally found one called Echo Online. But too late: I dawdled for two months, then found out a company called WinTel has bought them out.[1]
Echo Online was established in 1996; yet, I bet this rapid takeover was initiated after the sales rep and I discussed privacy concerns. (See September 25 post, 'Websites and helicopters.')
Digital technology and information power, yesiree. Conspiracy theories? Maybe. See Financial Post article on Bell's entry into ISPs.
[1] Read 'Considering the "Private" Citizen,' and learn more about WinTel. [Added Feb. 17/05]
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More About Privacy Concerns:
See September 24 post, 'Miracles of telephony.'
About.com: Privacy in Canada.
Privacycilla.org
Discussion about Privacy Commissioner George Radwanski's resignation.
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