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#Google, #Facebook, #Twitter & #Microsoft, as a result of #GDPR, launch their #OpenSource #DataTransferProject to let you port your data among them.

But don't be fooled. Even if this becomes functional one day, it would still not change the fact that each one of them is a walled garden with #proprietary #centralized platforms fighting to become hegemonic in order to mine your private data.

Light years away from #FreeSoftware, #federated, open standard platforms.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/07/21/google-facebook-twitter-microsoft-unite-data-transfer-project-promises-portability-services/

La France et les États-Unis reliés par #google avec un câble sous-marin #digital https://siecledigital.fr/2018/07/23/france-etats-unis-relies-google-cable-sous-marin/

#Google 👏 is 👏 a 👏 monopoly 👏. #DeleteGoogle #FuckOffGoogle #privacy

Big thank you to the @Zeikos013@twitter.com for becoming a CryptPad backer at $10/month on https://opencollective.com/cryptpad we have just about 1% of the money we need for basic maintanence of the project in 2019, c'mon people, lets show #Google that #opensource #privacy friendly cloud is possible.

.@Blender's videos on #YouTube have now come back, but they are also being told by Google/YT that they HAVE to monetise them. #Blender are considering refusing, which presumably would mean the videos being taken down again:

https://www.blender.org/media-exposure/youtube-blocks-blender-videos-worldwide/

Whatever they once stood for, #Google's aim now is exploiting their users' content for maximum profit.

If you don't want your videos to be exploited, it is important to switch to an independent alternative:

https://joinpeertube.org/en/

#DeleteYouTube

Let's take a breather from the Article13 mess, and focus on some good news:

#PeerTube has just passed the 50% mark on its crowdfunding with 15 days to go 🎉

Lots of people are unhappy with #Google's #YouTube, it is treating its users like it owns them 🤑 👎

The video world really needs the kind of ethical alternative that PeerTube offers 😎 👍

Help the video world declare indepdendence by contributing and/or sharing the crowdfunding:

https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/peertube-a-free-and-federated-video-platform

#DeleteYouTube #DeleteGoogle

There are two spots where #Google, #Amazon, #Facebook, #Apple, #Microsoft (and others) are most vulnerable. You have to attack them where it hurts them the most.

1) Is their public image. Make them look as shitty as possible, they deserve it. Ideally, make them *deny* things that make them look good. This is the high art of pissing someone off. Claim publicly that Google is stopping AI research or whatever. You will win.

2) Don't use their services. Seriously. Stop. Stop. STOP. Delete. Forget.

@pixelfed :blobfrowningbig: #recaptcha for the registration?
Too bad, with #google as the door keeper to #pixelfed I feel not invited. I'm clearly underdressed.

Leaked Emails Show #Google Expected Lucrative #Military #Drone AI Work to Grow Exponentially | #email #leak https://theintercept.com/2018/05/31/google-leaked-emails-drone-ai-pentagon-lucrative/

Papua New Guinea to #shutdown #Facebook to see its effect on the country.

Maybe your company should do the same with #dropbox #google #microsoft and see how things go. You'll probably find it's time for #SelfHosting #TakeBackYourData #DeleteFacebook

https://t.co/sKzRMJK5ni https://t.co/MKvAVwWg5y #nextcloud

Ça va être la fête au #GAFAM ces prochains jours ????

#RGPD : une plainte demande déjà des milliards d'euros à #Google et #Facebook - Politique - Numerama

Ça n'a pas trainé. Alors que ça ne fait même pas 24 heures que le RGPD est appliqué, voilà que Google et Facebook sont déjà accusés de le violer.

https://www.numerama.com/politique/378498-rgpd-une-plainte-demande-deja-des-milliards-deuros-a-google-et-facebook.html

https://mamot.fr/media/bmxfjG0b9UR4VbLk5u4

Day one of the so far glorious #GDPR and already #Facebook, #Google, #Whatsapp, and #Instagram have been filed complaints about not adhering to the rule—rules that were laid out years ago and that those companies had sooo much time to work on.

Here's the PDF from the people that filed that complaint: https://noyb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pa_forcedconsent_en.pdf

Google 'stole my videos', says film-maker Philip Bloom

Film-maker claims his footage has been misused, after an internal Google video leaks online.

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HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17145844

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#HackerNews #bloom #film-maker #google #philip #says #stole #videos

Article content:

By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor

[1]Snow storm Image copyright Philip Bloom Image caption Footage filmed of tourists caught up in a snowstorm was among that used by Google

Google has enraged a leading film-maker by using his footage in a corporate video that later leaked online.

The technology company used material from more than half a dozen of Philip Bloomʼs films to make a provocative presentation about ways it could exploit usersʼ data in the future.

Mr Bloom makes a living from selling rights to his footage, among other activities.

Google insisted that it took copyright law seriously.

It said that the "thought-experiment" video had been intended to be seen by only a handful of people.

It was made in 2016 by the head of design at X, Googleʼs research and development division.

Google added that the executive had now been reminded about its strict copyright rules.

Image copyright Sarah Seal
Image caption Mr Bloom has worked with Star Wars creator George Lucas among other celebrities

However, despite being aware of Mr Bloomʼs claim since last Friday, the technology company declined to say whether it now intended to make a payment.

"My footage is represented online by two major stock-footage companies. And I license it for all sorts of projects and uses, from commercials to broadcast to corporate films," said Mr Bloom.

"A fair amount of my footage has been licensed for internal use only, so to hear Google not state that they will compensate me for its use is very surprising.

"Google via their YouTube platform are pretty strict when it comes to copyright breaches, so this is rather hypocritical of them and most certainly does not set a good example.

Image copyright Philip Bloom
Image caption Footage filmed at Northern Irelandʼs Giantʼs Causeway was also used in The Selfish Ledger

"They have used 73 seconds of my footage from seven different videos without permission and they know they are in the wrong... so therefore I expect to hear from them regarding compensation."

Googleʼs parent company, Alphabet, [2]reported a $12.6bn profit in its last financial year.

Slow-mo snow

The corporate video - titled the Selfish Ledger - had already provoked controversy [3]after The Verge news site published a copy of it last week. The website described it as showing an "unsettling vision of Silicon Valley social engineering".

This helped bring its existence to Mr Bloomʼs attention.

Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption The X laboratory is the division behind Googleʼs Loon balloon trials and helped create its self-drive cars

Mr Bloom - a former camera operator for the BBC, Sky and CNN - has a high profile on social media, where he offers film-making tips.

His [4]YouTube channel has more than 168,000 subscribers and may have been the source for at least some of the copied footage, which included [5]slow-motion video of a snowstorm in New York.

One US-based intellectual property expert said Google might find it hard to defend its behaviour, if the matter were to come to court.

"It just looks bad from a PR perspective for a big company that deals with copyrighted material every second of every day not to respect someone elseʼs rights," said Jennifer Van Doren, from the law firm Morning Star.

"Even if the video was for internal use, the film-maker still has the right to stop its use or require payment to prevent it being copyright infringement."

US law does [6]allow a "fair use" defence to permit unlicensed use of video in some circumstances, but Ms Van Doren said it was typically limited to education, news reporting and criticism of the material itself.

Common problem

It is not unusual for the media industry to avoid copyright payments where they are due.

Image copyright Philip Bloom
Image caption Footage Mr Bloom filmed to promote the charity Shelter UK was also used

Film editors, for example, commonly use soundtracks lifted from other films without permission until their own scores are ready, and these can sometimes be played to test audiences.

Mr Bloom has previously complained of his footage being "nicked all the time", including one instance when an online reviewer had used his images in a title sequence used for multiple videos.

But Google has long faced accusations of failing to do enough to respect othersʼ intellectual property - [7]whether it be scanning books, [8]presenting othersʼ photos or [9]"enabling piracy".

And Mr Bloom has signalled he intends to chase the matter up in this instance.

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Media captionWATCH: Mr Bloom tested a variety of drones for the BBC in 2016

"This is a good opportunity for people to realise that you canʼt just download someoneʼs content from [YouTube] without permission or licensing - even if you own the company like Google do," he said.

References

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2. https://abc.xyz/investor/pdf/2017Q4_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf
3. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17344250/google-x-selfish-ledger-video-data-privacy
4. https://www.youtube.com/user/philipbloom/videos
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njLR6CLel7g
6. https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html
7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36072243
8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43085053
9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36783351

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On drones, #Google, #Evil, #reCaptcha, and the #AGPL:
https://joeyh.name/blog/entry/prove_you_are_not_an_Evil_corporate_person/

#GoodRead #FreeSoftware #DontBeEvil