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CPM and other advertising terms
by "Sue Mathis - suzanna27"＠artlover.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

>From: Peter A Steeves - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject: What does CPM mean? (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean? I cannot even guess. Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising. These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising. Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand. If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click. An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action. Buying advertising based on the number of responses. Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase. The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in... ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. http://www.affiliates.uk.com Trade Links - adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886 ------------------------------------------------- *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/ ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144: http://www.tpcenterprises.com/ info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145: http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146: http://www.candlecreations.com Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147: http://www.passionforperfume.com Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SITE REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282 gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow. There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all. Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big. It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes. Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size. Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed. Using header tags will help also, i.e. <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away. But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good. I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. The link to 'today's special' in the upper right hand corner was very difficult to see, being black on dark blue background. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ moderator: Amy Mossel: Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com posting: MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com ______________________________________________________ Send posts and questions (or your answers) to: mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com Please send suggestions and comments to: mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com To change your subscribed address, send both new and old address to mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com See below for unsubscribe instructions. Copyright 2001 AEOpublishing ----- End of Your Membership Exchange ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ This email has been sent to cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net at your request, by Your Membership Newsletter Services. 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Discover his secrets to such a controversial claim in The Ultimate MLM Blueprint to Massive Success.   This 200 page 100% generic training course was featured this month on the cover of Upline Magazine. Get an unfair advantage on your competition, generate huge quantities of prospects, find and build leaders and take your bonus check to the levels you deserve!  Free ezine and training resources! CLICK HERE!-->  <a href="http://www.ilovemlm.com/cgi-bin/at.cgi?a=151448">http://www.ilovemlm.com/cgi-bin/at.cgi?a=151448</a> ______________________________________________________ >> Q & A    QUESTIONS:      - How do I increase my screen resolution?    ANSWERS:      - What does CPM mean?          S. Mathis: CPM and other advertising terms >> MEMBER SHOWCASES >> MEMBER *REVIEWS*      - Sites to Review: #144, #145, #146  & #147!      - Site #143 Reviewed! ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> QUESTIONS & ANSWERS <<<<<< Submit your questions & answers to <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> QUESTIONS: From: 3diaz23(a)msn.com Subject:  How do I increase my screen resolution? What  can  I  do  to  increase  my  computers  resolution. I  want  to  increase  it  to  800x600 SVGA  display  configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com   ANSWERS: From:  Sue Mathis   - suzanna27(a)artlover.com Subject:  CPM and other advertising terms >From:  Peter A Steeves   - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject:  What does CPM mean?   (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean?  I cannot even guess.   Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising.  These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising.  Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand.  If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click.  An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action.  Buying advertising based on the number of responses.  Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase.  The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in.. ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. <a href="http://www.affiliates.uk.com">http://www.affiliates.uk.com</a> Trade Links - <a href="mailto:adrianbold@affiliates.uk.com">adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com</a> ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! <a href="http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886">http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886</a> -------------------------------------------------      *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards <a href="http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/">http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/</a> ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. <a href="http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine">http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine</a> ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. Plus, you can also win a chance to have y our site chosen for a free website redesign. One randomly drawn winner each month!   SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144:  <a href="http://www.tpcenterprises.com/">http://www.tpcenterprises.com/</a> info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145:   <a href="http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com">http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com</a> Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146:  <a href="http://www.candlecreations.com">http://www.candlecreations.com</a> Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147:  <a href="http://www.passionforperfume.com">http://www.passionforperfume.com</a> Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   SITE  REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: <a href="http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282">http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282</a> gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow.  There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all.  Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big.  It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes.  Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size.  Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed.  Using header tags will help also, i.e.  <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away.  But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good.  I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. The link to 'today's special' in the upper right hand corner was very difficult to see, being black on dark blue background. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ moderator: Amy Mossel  <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator</a> posting:   <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> ______________________________________________________ Send posts and questions (or your answers) to:    <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> Please send suggestions and comments to:    <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> To change your subscribed address, send both new and old address to <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> See below for unsubscribe instructions. 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How do I increase my screen resolution?
by 3diaz23＠msn.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

What can I do to increase my computers resolution. I want to increase it to 800x600 SVGA display configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com ANSWERS:

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CPM and other advertising terms
by "Sue Mathis - suzanna27"＠artlover.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

>From: Peter A Steeves - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject: What does CPM mean? (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean? I cannot even guess. Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising. These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising. Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand. If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click. An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action. Buying advertising based on the number of responses. Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase. The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in... ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. http://www.affiliates.uk.com Trade Links - adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886 ------------------------------------------------- *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/ ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144: http://www.tpcenterprises.com/ info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145: http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146: http://www.candlecreations.com Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147: http://www.passionforperfume.com Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SITE REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282 gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow. There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all. Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big. It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes. Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size. Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed. Using header tags will help also, i.e. <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away. But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good. I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. The link to 'today's special' in the upper right hand corner was very difficult to see, being black on dark blue background. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ moderator: Amy Mossel: Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com posting: MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com ______________________________________________________ Send posts and questions (or your answers) to: mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com Please send suggestions and comments to: mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com To change your subscribed address, send both new and old address to mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com See below for unsubscribe instructions. Copyright 2001 AEOpublishing ----- End of Your Membership Exchange ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ This email has been sent to cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net at your request, by Your Membership Newsletter Services. 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Discover his secrets to such a controversial claim in The Ultimate MLM Blueprint to Massive Success.   This 200 page 100% generic training course was featured this month on the cover of Upline Magazine. Get an unfair advantage on your competition, generate huge quantities of prospects, find and build leaders and take your bonus check to the levels you deserve!  Free ezine and training resources! CLICK HERE!-->  <a href="http://www.ilovemlm.com/cgi-bin/at.cgi?a=151448">http://www.ilovemlm.com/cgi-bin/at.cgi?a=151448</a> ______________________________________________________ >> Q & A    QUESTIONS:      - How do I increase my screen resolution?    ANSWERS:      - What does CPM mean?          S. Mathis: CPM and other advertising terms >> MEMBER SHOWCASES >> MEMBER *REVIEWS*      - Sites to Review: #144, #145, #146  & #147!      - Site #143 Reviewed! ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> QUESTIONS & ANSWERS <<<<<< Submit your questions & answers to <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> QUESTIONS: From: 3diaz23(a)msn.com Subject:  How do I increase my screen resolution? What  can  I  do  to  increase  my  computers  resolution. I  want  to  increase  it  to  800x600 SVGA  display  configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com   ANSWERS: From:  Sue Mathis   - suzanna27(a)artlover.com Subject:  CPM and other advertising terms >From:  Peter A Steeves   - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject:  What does CPM mean?   (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean?  I cannot even guess.   Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising.  These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising.  Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand.  If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click.  An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action.  Buying advertising based on the number of responses.  Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase.  The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in.. ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. <a href="http://www.affiliates.uk.com">http://www.affiliates.uk.com</a> Trade Links - <a href="mailto:adrianbold@affiliates.uk.com">adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com</a> ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! <a href="http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886">http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886</a> -------------------------------------------------      *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards <a href="http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/">http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/</a> ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. <a href="http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine">http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine</a> ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. Plus, you can also win a chance to have y our site chosen for a free website redesign. One randomly drawn winner each month!   SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144:  <a href="http://www.tpcenterprises.com/">http://www.tpcenterprises.com/</a> info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145:   <a href="http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com">http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com</a> Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146:  <a href="http://www.candlecreations.com">http://www.candlecreations.com</a> Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147:  <a href="http://www.passionforperfume.com">http://www.passionforperfume.com</a> Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   SITE  REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: <a href="http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282">http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282</a> gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow.  There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all.  Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big.  It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes.  Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size.  Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed.  Using header tags will help also, i.e.  <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away.  But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good.  I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. 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How do I increase my screen resolution?
by 3diaz23＠msn.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

What can I do to increase my computers resolution. I want to increase it to 800x600 SVGA display configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com ANSWERS:

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CPM and other advertising terms
by "Sue Mathis - suzanna27"＠artlover.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

>From: Peter A Steeves - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject: What does CPM mean? (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean? I cannot even guess. Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising. These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising. Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand. If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click. An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action. Buying advertising based on the number of responses. Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase. The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in... ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. http://www.affiliates.uk.com Trade Links - adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886 ------------------------------------------------- *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/ ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144: http://www.tpcenterprises.com/ info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145: http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146: http://www.candlecreations.com Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147: http://www.passionforperfume.com Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SITE REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282 gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow. There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all. Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big. It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes. Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size. Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed. Using header tags will help also, i.e. <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away. But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good. I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. The link to 'today's special' in the upper right hand corner was very difficult to see, being black on dark blue background. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ moderator: Amy Mossel: Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com posting: MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com ______________________________________________________ Send posts and questions (or your answers) to: mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com Please send suggestions and comments to: mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com To change your subscribed address, send both new and old address to mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com See below for unsubscribe instructions. Copyright 2001 AEOpublishing ----- End of Your Membership Exchange ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ This email has been sent to cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net at your request, by Your Membership Newsletter Services. 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I  want  to  increase  it  to  800x600 SVGA  display  configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com   ANSWERS: From:  Sue Mathis   - suzanna27(a)artlover.com Subject:  CPM and other advertising terms >From:  Peter A Steeves   - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject:  What does CPM mean?   (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean?  I cannot even guess.   Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising.  These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising.  Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand.  If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click.  An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action.  Buying advertising based on the number of responses.  Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase.  The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in.. ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. <a href="http://www.affiliates.uk.com">http://www.affiliates.uk.com</a> Trade Links - <a href="mailto:adrianbold@affiliates.uk.com">adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com</a> ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. Learn all the secrets of getting extra cash from your site, without a product to sell! <a href="http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886">http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?winning-8886</a> -------------------------------------------------      *** FREE MP3 PLAYER *** FREE Sony MP3 Digital Stereo Player & More Everything is FREE at iRewards <a href="http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/">http://www.adreporting.com/at.cgi?a=156074&e=/3/</a> ------------------------------------------------- If you have a product, service, opportunity and/or quality merchandise that appeals to people worldwide, reach your target audience! For a fraction of what other large newsletters charge you can exhibit your website here for only $8 CPM. Why?... Because as a valuable member we want you to be successful! Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. <a href="http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine">http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine</a> ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. Plus, you can also win a chance to have y our site chosen for a free website redesign. One randomly drawn winner each month!   SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144:  <a href="http://www.tpcenterprises.com/">http://www.tpcenterprises.com/</a> info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145:   <a href="http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com">http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com</a> Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146:  <a href="http://www.candlecreations.com">http://www.candlecreations.com</a> Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147:  <a href="http://www.passionforperfume.com">http://www.passionforperfume.com</a> Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   SITE  REVIEWED! Comments on Site #143: <a href="http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282">http://www.selltheworldonline.com/default2.asp?ref=1282</a> gofreet(a)yahoo.com.au ~~~~ Selltheworldonline.com was very difficult to follow.  There was much too much going on the first page and the frames on the right weren't working at all.  Breaking it up and helping me get where I need to go would be much better. ~~~~ I have my internet explorer browser set to the second to smallest size text, and your text still seemed very big.  It also was hard to tell what was the most important information with all the different font colors and sizes.  Some uniformity is needed on the home page with the text. On the program details page the text was to close to the left border. The 'third' point was not in line with the others. The steps to follow were good directions, but again the text was not uniform in size.  Also, for step one it would have been helpful to have a link right after to join the STWO program. And, why have the steps to follow on both the program page and a separate steps to follow page? ~~~~ On the right track. Layout looks good. Maybe make the font in the middle table a bit smaller so the page doesn't look overwhelmed.  Using header tags will help also, i.e.  <H3></H3> ~~~~ There is a lot of information on this site, and that might scare some people away.  But, reading over the information the program sounds pretty good.  I think it would help to see comments direct from Alex Shaw on how this is working and if the whole site has only been viewed 21,000 times I'd like to know when the program started. The link to 'today's special' in the upper right hand corner was very difficult to see, being black on dark blue background. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ moderator: Amy Mossel  <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator</a> posting:   <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> ______________________________________________________ Send posts and questions (or your answers) to:    <a href="mailto:MyInput@AEOpublishing.com">MyInput(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> Please send suggestions and comments to:    <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> To change your subscribed address, send both new and old address to <a href="mailto:Moderator@AEOpublishing.com">Moderator(a)AEOpublishing.com</a> See below for unsubscribe instructions. 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How do I increase my screen resolution?
by 3diaz23＠msn.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

What can I do to increase my computers resolution. I want to increase it to 800x600 SVGA display configuration. 3diaz23(a)msn.com ANSWERS:

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CPM and other advertising terms
by "Sue Mathis - suzanna27"＠artlover.com 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

>From: Peter A Steeves - logical(a)idirect.com >Subject: What does CPM mean? (Issue #443) > >Please tell me what does CPM mean? I cannot even guess. Hello Peter, CPM is a term used in advertising, and there are other acronyms you'll run across when looking into advertising. These terms are basically universal, meaning they are used in both offline and online advertising. Here are some of the more common ones: CPM - Cost Per Thousand. If you are buying advertising based on the number of subscribers, it will be on a CPM basis. CPC - Cost Per Click. An example of this would be the pay search engines. CPA - Cost Per Action. Buying advertising based on the number of responses. Responses could be a number of things, like filling out a form, all the way to an actual purchase. The cost of this would be much, much higher than buying advertising based on CPM or CPC. I hope this helps in your search for advertising. Sue suzanna27(a)artlover.com ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> WEBSITE SHOWCASES <<<<<< Examine carefully - those with email addresses included WILL trade links with you, you are encouraged to contact them. And, there are many ways to build a successful business. Just look at these successful sites/programs other members are involved in... ------------------------------------------------- Affiliates of the World! Top rated affiliate programs, excellent business opportunities, great marketing resources and free advertising for you! Visit the site to trade links. http://www.affiliates.uk.com Trade Links - adrianbold(a)affiliates.uk.com ------------------------------------------------- INCREASE YOUR INTERNET PROFITS Being an "affiliate" isn't just slapping a banner on your site. 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Order today - Exhibits are limited and published on a first come, first serve basis. http://bannersgomlm.com/ezine ______________________________________________________ >>>>>> MEMBER *REVIEWS* <<<<<< Visit these sites, look for what you like and any suggestions you can offer, and send your critique to MyInput And, after reviewing three sites, your web site will be added to the list! It's fun, easy, and it's a great opportunity to give some help and receive an informative review of your own site. SITES TO REVIEW: Site #144: http://www.tpcenterprises.com/ info(a)tpcenterprises.com Site #145: http://www.worldwidewebproductions.com Len Seider wORLDwIDEwEBPros(a)cs.com Site #146: http://www.candlecreations.com Melissa Kalmbach melscandles(a)msn.com Site #147: http://www.passionforperfume.com Janice Holton janice(a)passionforperfume.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SITE REVIEWED! 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EDRi-gram newsletter - Number 6.22, 19 November 2008
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============================================================ EDRi-gram biweekly newsletter about digital civil rights in Europe Number 6.22, 19 November 2008 ============================================================ Contents ============================================================ 1. Data breach notification - different opinions in EU bodies ? 2. The EDPS' opinion on the US-EU data exchange agreement 3. Foreign P2P software producers might be liable under the French law 4. Romania adopts data retention law 5. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2008 6. Google executives facing trial on video posted on YouTube 7. ENDitorial: An Overheated Debate on the Rights of the Visually Impaired 8. Recommended Action 9. Recommended Reading 10. Agenda 11. About ============================================================ 1. Data breach notification - different opinions in EU bodies ? ============================================================ The amendments adopted on 24 September 2008 by the European Parliament (EP) on the ePrivacy Directive includ the obligation of information society services providers to notify personal date related security breaches to the national authorities. However, a recent proposal of the European Commission seems to put the amendment back on the discussion list, reffering only to telecom operators for such an obligation. Following the European Data Protection Supervisor's opinion on the ePrivacy directive in April 2008 that suggested a mandatory security breach notification from "providers of public electronic communication services in public networks" but also from other actors, such as "providers of information society services which process sensitive personal data (e.g.online banks and insurers, on-line providers on health services, etc.)", the MEP Alexander Alvaro included amend ments on these aspects in the report from the Standing Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, backing up a procedure to inform users in case of security breaches at service providers. The amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 24 September 2008 include these additions to the text initially proposed by the Commission. Amendements 187/rev and 184 now ask for an obligatory notification to the national regulatory authority or the competent authority according to the individual law of the respective Member State, of any personal data related security breaches from any "provider of publicly available electronic communications services, as well as any undertaking operating on the internet and providing services to consumers, which is the data controller and the provider of information society services." Other amendments adopted by the EP (124 and 125) explain the procedure following such notifications. Thus the competent authority will consider and determine the seriousness of the breach and, if the breach is serious, the provider will be obliged to send a notification to all persons that were affected. Even though it appears that the next Council of Telecoms Ministers will agree to the EP position, the European Commission has change the legislative texts, as a compromise between the opinions of the European Parliament and the European Council. The new statements of the European Commission on data security are intriguing, as they discuss about security breaches only in case of telecom operators: "The Commission reaffirms the need of telecoms operators to notify regulators and the public about security breaches. The Commission reaffirms that notifications must, as a matter of principle, be sent to the individuals affected by them and that the notification procedure must remain swift, simple and effective. In order to clarify, in an objective manner, the cases where such notifications will be required, the Commission will, under the new legislative text, give more detailed guidance as to the circumstances of a breach that would trigger a notification." Since there are yet no official documents provided on the European Council website regarding the next Council of Telecoms Ministers meeting on 27 November 2008, it is unclear whether the European Parliament's opinion will try to be disregarded in this respect or not. In any case, the EP will have a second reading on the telecom package which is scheduled for April 2009. Telecoms Reform: Commission presents new legislative texts to pave the way for compromise between Parliament and Council (7.11.2008) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1661&format=H… European Parliament legislative resolution on ePrivacy directive (24.09.2008) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2… Documents for the Council of Telecoms Minister on 27 November 2008 http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cms… EDRi-gram: ePrivacy Directive debated in the EP's Civil Liberties Committee (2.07.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.13/e-privacy-review-ep EDRi-gram: EDPS endorses data breach notification provision in ePrivacy Directive (23.04.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.8/edps-data-breach-notification ============================================================ 2. The EDPS' opinion on the US-EU data exchange agreement ============================================================ On 11 November 2008, Peter Hustinx, the European Union's Data Protection Supervisor, gave some comments to the report published on 26 June 2008 by EU-US High Level Contact Group (HLCG) on information sharing between US-EU on privacy and personal data protection. According to Hustinx, a greater sharing of personal data between the European Union and the US should be accompanied by guarantees that the individuals whose data are exchanged may examine the exchange process and correct eventual mistakes. He believes that US and EU should be allowed to share individual personal data in criminal cases, only if people can take the authorities to court when they are wronged. "Strong redress mechanisms, including administrative and judicial remedies, should be available to all individuals, irrespective of their nationality," says the EDPS. With this position, he agrees with the EU request for the right to take the authorities to court regardless of nationality of the person whose data is processed, something that the US did not agree with. Currently, the US Privacy Act says that only US citizens and legal permanent residents can sue the authorities and only after having exhausted all direct actions with the government agencies before going to court. The EDPS thinks that in the context in which the transatlantic exchange of information will continue to grow and include other additional sectors where personal data are being processed, "a dialogue on 'transatlantic law enforcement' is at the same time welcome and sensitive. It is welcome in the sense that it could give a clearer framework to the exchanges of data that are or will be taking place. It is also sensitive since such a framework could legitimise massive data transfers in a field - law enforcement - where the impact on individuals is particularly serious, and where strict and reliable safeguards and guarantees are all the more needed." Hustinx also wants more interest groups to be involved in the discussion between the interested parties as well as a greater involvement of the European Parliament. He believes transparency is necessary during the future debates as until now HLCG has been working behind closed doors. He expressed his concern related to the increasing demands for international transfers of data from private companies and third parties. "It appears from this context that the request of enforcement authorities of third countries for personal information is constantly widening, and that it also extends from traditional government data bases to other types of files, in particular files of data collected by the private sector. As an important background element, the EDPS also recalls that the issue of transfer of personal data to third countries in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters is addressed in the Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters4 that is likely to be adopted before the end of 2008." Hustinx's office said the report should lay at the basis of a road map towards a legally binding agreement, in a process that should not be hasty. Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Final Report by the EU-US High Level Contact Group on information sharing and privacy and personal data protection (11.11.2008) http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/Consu… EU Data Protection Supervisor seeks a roadmap for transatlantic data protection (14.11.2008) http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/118902 EU privacy regulator says US must agree to data swap court action (13.11.2008) http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=9593 ============================================================ 3. Foreign P2P software producers might be liable under the French law ============================================================ At the beginning of November 2008, a French court ruled that the US companies that created p2p software can be sued in France according to French laws. The ruling refers to a case brought to court by the French music producers association - SPPF (Societe de producteurs de phonogrammes francaises) in June 2007, against open source software hub SourceForge with its hosted project Shareaza and two other p2p software Vuze and Morpheus, to which Limewire was added at the end of 2007. On the basis of evidence provided by the French company Advestigo, the SPPF accused the four plaintiffs of copyright infringement, for files having being exchanged illegally via the Internet by means of their software. The SPPF supports its case on the so-called Vivendi amendment to the French DADVSI law which stipulates that "editing, making publicly available or announcing to the public, knowingly or in any other way, software manifestly meant to make available to unauthorised public protected works" could be fined up to 300 000 Euro or sent to prison for 3 years. Until recently, the case had been blocked, pending the court decision on jurisdiction but now, with the decision of the French court, the case can be pursued. Filing the case, the SPFF was asking "the immediate interruption of the distribution and operation of the respective software" and 3.7 millions euro from Morpheus, and 16.6 millions euro from Vuze. One of the companies sued by SPFF is actively working in obtaining licensing agreements from content providers and has recently won a decision from the US Federal Communications Commission which ordered the ISP Comcast to cease hindering peer-to-peer activity. The story of Sourceforge is even more concerning as the hub for open source software is the place from where many small businesses that cannot afford to buy software get open source software. This is a vital part of the software industry, and even the software industry's own anti-piracy organisation, the BSA accepts it. The music industry has a long history in fighting Sourceforge's Shareaza, a project for the open source development of software for end-users, which is managed by volunteer project leaders and developers in Europe, Australia and the US. P2P: the French offensive against the software (only in French, 7.11.2008) http://www.ecrans.fr/P2P-L-offensive-francaise-contre,5616.html Music producers get green light to sue Sourceforge, Vuze (12.11.2008) http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Item… Record Labels to Sue Vuze, Limewire and SourceForge(10.05.2008) http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-to-sue-vuze-limewire-and-sourceforge-… ============================================================ 4. Romania adopts data retention law ============================================================ Following the adoption of the draft law on data retention by the Chamber of Deputies on 4 November 2008, the Romanian President made the final step in adopting the law on 17 November. >From now on, it is just a matter of time until the law will be published in the Official Journal and until its entry into force (60 days from its publication date). The Internet-related data will be kept only starting with 15 March 2009. The lack of any relevant debates from both chambers of the Parliament or its commissions was not surprising. It seems that all the parties involved in adopting the law did it only because it was based on an EU directive and the politicians didn't see any solution to avoid it. The Commission on Human Rights of the Chamber of Deputies gave a negative vote to the law, but since its opinion was just consultative on this law, it really didn't matter in the end. Also, its report contains just the negative vote without any explanation on the matter. The president of the IT Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, Mr. Pambuccian has presented the draft law to the Chamber plenum as the implementation of an "excessive directive", but obligatory according to the European law. But there weren't too many changes after the Parliamentary debates in the text submitted by the Government in February this year. The major change is the reduction of the retention time from one year to 6 months. The retained data can be accessed by prosecutors, with a proper judge-approved access authorization, only in penal cases related to organized crime and terrorism crimes, that are limited by the express list provided by the definition of serious crime. The law does not provide the reimbursement of the expenses incured by the law enforcement, but a new provision makes it specific that any expense for electronic communication providers related to this law application is fiscally deductible. Article 20 still raises concerns giving the "state institutions with attributions in the area of national security" access to the retained data under the conditions established by the "national legislation" in this domain. Since no express legislation is foreseen, this leaves an open door for further regulation in "national security" cases. The final draft still stipulates that an intentional access to the retained data or its transfer without a proper authorization is a crime punished with prison from one to 5 years. Law 298/2008 on data retention (only in Romanian, 18.11.2008) http://www.cdep.ro/proiecte/2008/400/30/9/pr439_08.pdf Draft data retention law file at the Chamber of Deputies (only in Romanian) http://www.cdep.ro/pls/proiecte/upl_pck.proiect?cam=2&idp=9455 6 months for traffic data retention (only in Romanian, 17.11.2008) http://legi-internet.ro/blogs/index.php?title=6_luni_de_pastrare_a_datelor_… EDRi-gram: Romanian Govt adopts Data retention law, but calls it inefficient (27.02.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.4/romania-data-retention ============================================================ 5. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2008 ============================================================ The fourth edition of Big Brother Awards was announced in the Czech Republic in Prague on 14 November 2008. Under the direction of Czech EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium, seven worst perpetrators of the right to privacy were awarded. The positive prize was granted to German Working Group on Data Retention AK Vorrat. The prizes were chosen by an expert jury from more than seventy nominations submitted by the public. The jury members were Petr Krcmar (editor-in-chief, Root.cz), Lenka Nejezchlebova (journalist, MF Dnes), Karel Neuwirth (Council of Europe Data Protection Commissioner), Miroslav Ouzk} (member of the European Parliament), Radek Smolmk (regional director, Symantec), Helena Svatosova (Iuridicum Remedium) and Vaclav Vlk (lawyer). The Municipal-Council of the city of Prague received the prize for the Worst Public Agency for the multifunctional chip card it introduced for public transport earlier this year. Although the card is designed to replace all currently available season tickets, it is available only after presentation of an ID and the signed agreement for the processing of personal data. Along with the plans to reintroduce electronic gates in Prague underground, the possibility to use public transport anonymously slowly diminishes. The award in the category of the Greatest Corporate Invader was granted to the AQUER.CZ for its products specifically aimed at devaluation of personal privacy in terms of providing full software for complete monitoring of one's computer activity. Deutsche Telekom AG got the Lifetime Menace prize for the massive data loss it incurred two years ago and willingly ignored until Der Spiegel proved the data concerned were available for sale on the Internet. Until then, Deutsche Telekom AG had not taken any steps to inform its customers about potential threats that could have resulted from its failure to protect the customer's data. The USA government has again kept its position of the world leader in the category of the Worst Snooper among Nations for setting bilateral agreements on personal data transfers that were concluded between the governments of USA and several EU member states in exchange of visa waiver. The agreement with the Czech government is kept under secret regime and will not be subjected to democratic vote of the Parliament. It raises fears concerning the quality, quantity, as well as protection of the data to be transferred. The Electronic road-toll system provided by Kapsch AG for monitoring and regulating the traffic on the country's highways won the prize in the category of Dangerous New Technology. The original intention to use this system to charge extra fees from transportation entrepreneurs will soon be extended to include every car on the road. Although the Ministry of Transportation claims that anonymity of transport is its priority, it has provided neither guarantees nor any information how the anonymity will be achieved. In the category Big Brother4s Precept of Law the award was given to the European Commission for its proposal to introduce virtual strip search cameras in European airports. The virtual strip search provides the airport controllers with detailed picture of the traveler's body construction which is in breach not only with the right to privacy but also the fundamental principles of human dignity. Mr Rudolf Marek was awarded in the category Boot in the Mouth for the statement in his article in the EURO magazine on spying called "Hon na skodnou nebo paranoia?" (Chasing the Vermints or Paranoia?), which presents the possibility of hidden spying on employees as normal and usual, although it is strictly prohibited by law. At the end, the organizers were pleased to award the group of privacy advocates AK Vorrat the Positive Winston Smith prize for its unceasing endeavor to remedy the critical situation in the field of personal data protection and defense of the fundamentals right to privacy not only within the country of its origin, Germany, but within the entire Europe. The recent successes of AK Vorrat have proven that its strong mission can mobilize tens of thousands of people who do not hesitate to take part in process of achieving the vision of the world we all share - world where the Big Brother does not exist. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic Official Web Site (only in Czech) http://www.bigbrotherawards.cz/ Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2007 (in English) http://www.slidilove.cz/en/czech_big_brother_awards_2007 Root.cz (only in Czech) http://www.root.cz/clanky/ceny-velkeho-bratra-nejvetsi-narusitele-soukromi/ Hospodarski noviny (only in Czech) http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-30334250-slidilem-roku-je-prazsky-magistrat-za-op… Czech TV (only in Czech) http://www.ct24.cz/domaci/35915-anticeny-za-slideni-patri-opencard-nebo-ame… (Contribution by EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium - Czech Republic) ============================================================ 6. Google executives facing trial on video posted on YouTube ============================================================ Four former and present Google executives, including Senior Vice President David Drummond are waiting for the confirmation of the order issued by an Italian prosecutor to stand trial for a video on a young man with Down syndrome posted on YouTube in November 2006. The case caused a lot of rumours in public media in 2006 and it was already estimated that the prosecutors action would take a lot of time before presenting the case in front of a judge. The Google executives are to appear in a Milan court on 3 February 2009 facing charges of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data. The action is the result of the investigation initiated on the basis of a complaint filed by Vividown, an Italian advocacy group for people with Down syndrome, and the boy's father. The video posted on the site in 2006, filmed with a mobile phone, was showing an Italian youth with Down syndrome humiliated by four high school students. Google removed the video immediately after having received a complaint from the Italian Interior Ministry. The case was reported in 2006 in EDRi-gram, which underlined the fact that some important comments were not taken into consideration such as "the responsibility of parents and educators, the widespread deterioration of human and social values, the warping of culture and behavior", as explained by EDRi-member ALCEI. As in other cases, some people are using this opportunity to control free speech. Google stated that the case could become a worrying precedent considering the trial against its employees is not justified. Google had already said in July 2008, when the case became public, that it would cooperate with the prosecutors "to show that all Googlers under investigation have no involvement in the Vividown case." A Google spokesman also stated: "We believe that this proceeding is not about Google Video and what happened, but about the internet as we know it - an open and free environment." According to the EU legislation which is implemented into the Italian law, hosting sites don't have to monitor third-party content, but are only required to remove any content deemed offensive when notified about it. In this case, however, Google was treated as an Internet content provider. Google executives to face trial in Italy: sources (5.11.2008) http://www.reuters.com/article/americasDealsNews/idUSTRE4A48VG20081105 Four Google Officials Likely to Stand Trial in Italy (6.11.2008) http://www.pcworld.com/article/153411/ Google Sued Over Offensive Down Syndrome Video Clip | YouTube to Moderate All Videos Uploaded? (26.07.2008) http://www.webtvwire.com/google-sued-over-offensive-video-italian-executive… EDRi-gram: Google accused in Italy over shock video (6.12.2006) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number4.23/italy_google The "Google case" in Italy: one more excuse for censorship and repression (26.11.2006) http://www.alcei.org/?p=25 ============================================================ 7. ENDitorial: An overheated debate on the rights of the visually impaired ============================================================ The agenda of the 17th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, that took place between 3-7 November 2008 at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, included the following topics: the limitations and exceptions, the protection of audiovisual performances and the protection of broadcasting organizations. In particular, the rights of visually impaired persons were in focus. This article shortly presents the events of the last day, during which the conclusions of the meeting were agreed among the Member States, based on proposals prepared by the chairman Mr. Jukka Liedes. This article concentrated specifically on Limitations and exceptions and the rights of the visually impaired. The title "Wrangling Over the Rights of the Blind" formulated by Sherwin Siy of Public Knowledge, sums up well the discussions of the last day. The discussions concerning the rights of the visually impaired during the morning session were based on the following draft conclusion: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing with without undue delay, those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other disabled persons. This should include both analysis of limitations and exceptions and the possible establishment of a stakeholders' platform at WIPO, through which technological, contractual and other arrangements could be facilitated to secure access for the disabled persons to protected works." The formulation was close to the proposal given by IFRRO, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations. The draft conclusion had no reference to the proposal of World Blind Union (WBU). Both the limitations and exceptions and the contractual arrangements (voluntary licensing) between rights holders and visually impaired were mentioned. However, due to the debate in the morning session, the chair prepared a new draft conclusion during the lunch break. The new formulation was the following: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing, expeditiously and with appropriate deliberation, with those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other reading-disabled persons, including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works. This should include analysis of limitations and exceptions, including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats. This should also include the possible establishment of a stakeholders' platform at WIPO, in order to facilitate arrangements to secure access for disabled persons to protected works. The SCCR took note of the paper presented by the WBU and many delegations expressed interest in further analyzing it." Most importantly, the paper presented by WBU was mentioned and the following two sentences were added: ".., including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works." and ".., including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats." During the afternoon session, France, acting on behalf of the EU Member States, suggested the word "platform" to be changed to the word "mechanism". Nevertheless, the word platform remained in the final conclusions. Instead, the word "expeditiously" was changed to the phrase "without delay" and the phrase "to secure access" to "facilitate access". Those were still minor things. Then started the real debate. During the afternoon session, France required the reference to the WBU proposal and sentences ".., including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works" and ".., including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats" to be taken off. Nevertheless, Pakistan (on behalf of Asian Member States), and Algeria (on behalf of African Member States), and other countries such as Brazil, pushed the European Member states to accept many of the proposals. After chop and change, finally the reference to international exchange was left out and the reference to WBU proposal was slightly modified. The final conclusions on the rights of the visually impaired were the following: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing, without delay and with appropriate deliberation, with those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other reading disabled persons, including discussions at the national and international level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works. This should include analysis of limitations and exceptions. This should also include the possible establishment of a stakeholders platform at WIPO, in order to facilitate arrangements to secure access for disabled persons to protected works. A number of delegations referred to a paper presented by the World Blind Union (WBU) and expressed interest in further analyzing it." As a European citizen I was mostly confused about what happened during the afternoon session. It is not clear to me why France (on behalf of the European Member) opposed so aggressively the rights of the visually impaired. James Love of KEI (James Love, 7 November 2008) wrote a felicitous remark on the issue on the A2K-list: "I will close with the comments from one delegation at the end of the evening. The delegate, from a high income country, had been silent the entire meeting, but is a country one expects to provide some moral leadership. I said, 'why didn't you speak up? - this is a human rights issue. She said, 'this isn't the human rights commission, - this is WIPO.' She wasn't being ironic or critical of WIPO. She thought it was natural that the collection society would come first on this issue. That pretty much summed things up." On the WIPO-websites one can find the following description with the headline "What is WIPO"?: "The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest." One could think that the rights of the visually impaired could easily fit in "a balanced and accessible (IP) system, which safeguards the public interest". In some discussions with more experienced SCCR attendees I was told that the starting point is always that the economic interests of rights holders have to be safeguarded. It is worth considering whether there really is a profitable market for works of visually impaired? According to WBU only 5 % of written works are accessible for visually impaired. That could also be seen an indication that the market is not profitable enough. So, if the answer to the aforementioned question is negative, there has to be some other reason for the resistance of EU Member States for the rights of the visually impaired. There is currently a Green paper from European Commission on exceptions available for comments (deadline: 30 November 2008). The rights of disabled people are also covered by the Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society contains an exhaustive list of exceptions to copyright protection. The delegations debated on what was really said during the 17 SCCR Session. It is good that the SCCR reached at least a consensus on what was discussed during the meeting. That is a starting point for further work. It is also good that the reference to the WBU treaty proposal remained, as it is a truthful fact that "A number of delegations referred to a paper presented by the World Blind Union (WBU) and expressed interest in further analyzing it." Leaving the reference away could have been considered as modification of facts. It remains to be seen if consensus on the factual content can also be reached at some point. After all, the conclusions of SCCR 17 can be seen both from a positive and a negative point of view. The interpretation finally relies on the Member States. In a world of limited resources choices have to be made. The broadcasting treaty will be maintained on the Agenda of the next session of the SCCR. Let's hope that the work on limitations and exceptions will, however, continue without (undue) delay or even expeditiously. World Intellectual Property Organization, SCCR Seventeenth Session, Geneva (5-7.11.2008) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/sccr_17/sccr_17_www_112533.pdf Member States Review Key Copyright Issues (10.11 2008) http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0059.html Unpacking the WIPO SCCR Limitations and Exceptions (to copyright) agenda http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2008/11/11/unpacking-lne/ Wrangling Over the Rights of the Blind http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1874 GREEN PAPER - Copyright in the Knowledge Economy COM(2008) 466/3 http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/copyright-infso/greenpap… What is WIPO ? http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/what/ (Contribution by Anniina Huttunen - doctoral student - Helsinki University of Technology, EDRi representative at the WIPO SCCR meeting) ============================================================ 8. Recommended Action ============================================================ Alternative Consultation on EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future priorities in the field of Justice and Home Affairs policy. The European Civil Liberties Network has produced an alternative questionnaire to provoke a more wide ranging debate about EU policy and practice. http://www.ecln.org/index.html ============================================================ 9. Recommended Reading ============================================================ Monica Horten - The French law on Creation and Internet - contracting for surveillance http://www.iptegrity.com/pdf/Monica.Horten.creation.internet.law.2.11.2008.… Monica Horten - Packaging up copyright enforcement - how the Telecoms Package slots in the framework for a European policy to restrict Internet content http://www.iptegrity.com/pdf/monica.horten.telecom.package.copyright.enforc… Economic damage of 3 strikes http://www.lgi.com/pdf/080904Booz_english.pdf Analysis of recent amendments to the Telecoms Package with particular reference to warnings and sanctions related to alleges unlawful use or communications network http://www.openrightsgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/tele_pkg_analysis_v41.pdf ============================================================ 10. Agenda ============================================================ 25-26 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium World e-Parliament Conference 2008 http://www.ictparliament.org/worldeparliamentconference2008/ 2 December 2008, Hyderabad, India Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Third Annual International Symposium http://tinyurl.com/ynsuuf/ 3-6 December 2008, Hyderabad, India Third Internet Governance Forum http://www.intgovforum.org 9-10 December 2008, Madrid, Spain Future Internet Assembly http://www.future-internet.eu/home/future-internet-assembly/madrid-dec-2008… http://www.fi-madrid.eu/ 10 December 2008, Skopje, Macedonia Fourth International Conference e-Society.Mk. http://www.e-society.mk/ 10-11 December 2008: Tilburg, Netherlands Tilting perspectives on regulating technologies, Tilburg Institute for Law and Technology and Society, Tilburg University http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilt/conference 27-30 December 2008 Berlin, Germany 25C3: Nothing to hide The 25th Chaos Communication Congress http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/ 18-20 March 2009, Athens, Greece WebSci'09: Society On-Line http://www.websci09.org/ 1-4 June 2009, Washington, DC, USA Computers Freedom and Privacy 2009 http://www.cfp2009.org/ ============================================================ 11. 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============================================================ EDRi-gram biweekly newsletter about digital civil rights in Europe Number 6.22, 19 November 2008 ============================================================ Contents ============================================================ 1. Data breach notification - different opinions in EU bodies ? 2. The EDPS' opinion on the US-EU data exchange agreement 3. Foreign P2P software producers might be liable under the French law 4. Romania adopts data retention law 5. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2008 6. Google executives facing trial on video posted on YouTube 7. ENDitorial: An Overheated Debate on the Rights of the Visually Impaired 8. Recommended Action 9. Recommended Reading 10. Agenda 11. About ============================================================ 1. Data breach notification - different opinions in EU bodies ? ============================================================ The amendments adopted on 24 September 2008 by the European Parliament (EP) on the ePrivacy Directive includ the obligation of information society services providers to notify personal date related security breaches to the national authorities. However, a recent proposal of the European Commission seems to put the amendment back on the discussion list, reffering only to telecom operators for such an obligation. Following the European Data Protection Supervisor's opinion on the ePrivacy directive in April 2008 that suggested a mandatory security breach notification from "providers of public electronic communication services in public networks" but also from other actors, such as "providers of information society services which process sensitive personal data (e.g.online banks and insurers, on-line providers on health services, etc.)", the MEP Alexander Alvaro included amend ments on these aspects in the report from the Standing Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, backing up a procedure to inform users in case of security breaches at service providers. The amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 24 September 2008 include these additions to the text initially proposed by the Commission. Amendements 187/rev and 184 now ask for an obligatory notification to the national regulatory authority or the competent authority according to the individual law of the respective Member State, of any personal data related security breaches from any "provider of publicly available electronic communications services, as well as any undertaking operating on the internet and providing services to consumers, which is the data controller and the provider of information society services." Other amendments adopted by the EP (124 and 125) explain the procedure following such notifications. Thus the competent authority will consider and determine the seriousness of the breach and, if the breach is serious, the provider will be obliged to send a notification to all persons that were affected. Even though it appears that the next Council of Telecoms Ministers will agree to the EP position, the European Commission has change the legislative texts, as a compromise between the opinions of the European Parliament and the European Council. The new statements of the European Commission on data security are intriguing, as they discuss about security breaches only in case of telecom operators: "The Commission reaffirms the need of telecoms operators to notify regulators and the public about security breaches. The Commission reaffirms that notifications must, as a matter of principle, be sent to the individuals affected by them and that the notification procedure must remain swift, simple and effective. In order to clarify, in an objective manner, the cases where such notifications will be required, the Commission will, under the new legislative text, give more detailed guidance as to the circumstances of a breach that would trigger a notification." Since there are yet no official documents provided on the European Council website regarding the next Council of Telecoms Ministers meeting on 27 November 2008, it is unclear whether the European Parliament's opinion will try to be disregarded in this respect or not. In any case, the EP will have a second reading on the telecom package which is scheduled for April 2009. Telecoms Reform: Commission presents new legislative texts to pave the way for compromise between Parliament and Council (7.11.2008) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1661&format=H… European Parliament legislative resolution on ePrivacy directive (24.09.2008) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P6-TA-2… Documents for the Council of Telecoms Minister on 27 November 2008 http://register.consilium.europa.eu/servlet/driver?lang=EN&typ=Advanced&cms… EDRi-gram: ePrivacy Directive debated in the EP's Civil Liberties Committee (2.07.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.13/e-privacy-review-ep EDRi-gram: EDPS endorses data breach notification provision in ePrivacy Directive (23.04.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.8/edps-data-breach-notification ============================================================ 2. The EDPS' opinion on the US-EU data exchange agreement ============================================================ On 11 November 2008, Peter Hustinx, the European Union's Data Protection Supervisor, gave some comments to the report published on 26 June 2008 by EU-US High Level Contact Group (HLCG) on information sharing between US-EU on privacy and personal data protection. According to Hustinx, a greater sharing of personal data between the European Union and the US should be accompanied by guarantees that the individuals whose data are exchanged may examine the exchange process and correct eventual mistakes. He believes that US and EU should be allowed to share individual personal data in criminal cases, only if people can take the authorities to court when they are wronged. "Strong redress mechanisms, including administrative and judicial remedies, should be available to all individuals, irrespective of their nationality," says the EDPS. With this position, he agrees with the EU request for the right to take the authorities to court regardless of nationality of the person whose data is processed, something that the US did not agree with. Currently, the US Privacy Act says that only US citizens and legal permanent residents can sue the authorities and only after having exhausted all direct actions with the government agencies before going to court. The EDPS thinks that in the context in which the transatlantic exchange of information will continue to grow and include other additional sectors where personal data are being processed, "a dialogue on 'transatlantic law enforcement' is at the same time welcome and sensitive. It is welcome in the sense that it could give a clearer framework to the exchanges of data that are or will be taking place. It is also sensitive since such a framework could legitimise massive data transfers in a field - law enforcement - where the impact on individuals is particularly serious, and where strict and reliable safeguards and guarantees are all the more needed." Hustinx also wants more interest groups to be involved in the discussion between the interested parties as well as a greater involvement of the European Parliament. He believes transparency is necessary during the future debates as until now HLCG has been working behind closed doors. He expressed his concern related to the increasing demands for international transfers of data from private companies and third parties. "It appears from this context that the request of enforcement authorities of third countries for personal information is constantly widening, and that it also extends from traditional government data bases to other types of files, in particular files of data collected by the private sector. As an important background element, the EDPS also recalls that the issue of transfer of personal data to third countries in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters is addressed in the Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters4 that is likely to be adopted before the end of 2008." Hustinx's office said the report should lay at the basis of a road map towards a legally binding agreement, in a process that should not be hasty. Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Final Report by the EU-US High Level Contact Group on information sharing and privacy and personal data protection (11.11.2008) http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/webdav/site/mySite/shared/Documents/Consu… EU Data Protection Supervisor seeks a roadmap for transatlantic data protection (14.11.2008) http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/118902 EU privacy regulator says US must agree to data swap court action (13.11.2008) http://www.out-law.com//default.aspx?page=9593 ============================================================ 3. Foreign P2P software producers might be liable under the French law ============================================================ At the beginning of November 2008, a French court ruled that the US companies that created p2p software can be sued in France according to French laws. The ruling refers to a case brought to court by the French music producers association - SPPF (Societe de producteurs de phonogrammes francaises) in June 2007, against open source software hub SourceForge with its hosted project Shareaza and two other p2p software Vuze and Morpheus, to which Limewire was added at the end of 2007. On the basis of evidence provided by the French company Advestigo, the SPPF accused the four plaintiffs of copyright infringement, for files having being exchanged illegally via the Internet by means of their software. The SPPF supports its case on the so-called Vivendi amendment to the French DADVSI law which stipulates that "editing, making publicly available or announcing to the public, knowingly or in any other way, software manifestly meant to make available to unauthorised public protected works" could be fined up to 300 000 Euro or sent to prison for 3 years. Until recently, the case had been blocked, pending the court decision on jurisdiction but now, with the decision of the French court, the case can be pursued. Filing the case, the SPFF was asking "the immediate interruption of the distribution and operation of the respective software" and 3.7 millions euro from Morpheus, and 16.6 millions euro from Vuze. One of the companies sued by SPFF is actively working in obtaining licensing agreements from content providers and has recently won a decision from the US Federal Communications Commission which ordered the ISP Comcast to cease hindering peer-to-peer activity. The story of Sourceforge is even more concerning as the hub for open source software is the place from where many small businesses that cannot afford to buy software get open source software. This is a vital part of the software industry, and even the software industry's own anti-piracy organisation, the BSA accepts it. The music industry has a long history in fighting Sourceforge's Shareaza, a project for the open source development of software for end-users, which is managed by volunteer project leaders and developers in Europe, Australia and the US. P2P: the French offensive against the software (only in French, 7.11.2008) http://www.ecrans.fr/P2P-L-offensive-francaise-contre,5616.html Music producers get green light to sue Sourceforge, Vuze (12.11.2008) http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=200&Item… Record Labels to Sue Vuze, Limewire and SourceForge(10.05.2008) http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-to-sue-vuze-limewire-and-sourceforge-… ============================================================ 4. Romania adopts data retention law ============================================================ Following the adoption of the draft law on data retention by the Chamber of Deputies on 4 November 2008, the Romanian President made the final step in adopting the law on 17 November. >From now on, it is just a matter of time until the law will be published in the Official Journal and until its entry into force (60 days from its publication date). The Internet-related data will be kept only starting with 15 March 2009. The lack of any relevant debates from both chambers of the Parliament or its commissions was not surprising. It seems that all the parties involved in adopting the law did it only because it was based on an EU directive and the politicians didn't see any solution to avoid it. The Commission on Human Rights of the Chamber of Deputies gave a negative vote to the law, but since its opinion was just consultative on this law, it really didn't matter in the end. Also, its report contains just the negative vote without any explanation on the matter. The president of the IT Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, Mr. Pambuccian has presented the draft law to the Chamber plenum as the implementation of an "excessive directive", but obligatory according to the European law. But there weren't too many changes after the Parliamentary debates in the text submitted by the Government in February this year. The major change is the reduction of the retention time from one year to 6 months. The retained data can be accessed by prosecutors, with a proper judge-approved access authorization, only in penal cases related to organized crime and terrorism crimes, that are limited by the express list provided by the definition of serious crime. The law does not provide the reimbursement of the expenses incured by the law enforcement, but a new provision makes it specific that any expense for electronic communication providers related to this law application is fiscally deductible. Article 20 still raises concerns giving the "state institutions with attributions in the area of national security" access to the retained data under the conditions established by the "national legislation" in this domain. Since no express legislation is foreseen, this leaves an open door for further regulation in "national security" cases. The final draft still stipulates that an intentional access to the retained data or its transfer without a proper authorization is a crime punished with prison from one to 5 years. Law 298/2008 on data retention (only in Romanian, 18.11.2008) http://www.cdep.ro/proiecte/2008/400/30/9/pr439_08.pdf Draft data retention law file at the Chamber of Deputies (only in Romanian) http://www.cdep.ro/pls/proiecte/upl_pck.proiect?cam=2&idp=9455 6 months for traffic data retention (only in Romanian, 17.11.2008) http://legi-internet.ro/blogs/index.php?title=6_luni_de_pastrare_a_datelor_… EDRi-gram: Romanian Govt adopts Data retention law, but calls it inefficient (27.02.2008) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number6.4/romania-data-retention ============================================================ 5. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2008 ============================================================ The fourth edition of Big Brother Awards was announced in the Czech Republic in Prague on 14 November 2008. Under the direction of Czech EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium, seven worst perpetrators of the right to privacy were awarded. The positive prize was granted to German Working Group on Data Retention AK Vorrat. The prizes were chosen by an expert jury from more than seventy nominations submitted by the public. The jury members were Petr Krcmar (editor-in-chief, Root.cz), Lenka Nejezchlebova (journalist, MF Dnes), Karel Neuwirth (Council of Europe Data Protection Commissioner), Miroslav Ouzk} (member of the European Parliament), Radek Smolmk (regional director, Symantec), Helena Svatosova (Iuridicum Remedium) and Vaclav Vlk (lawyer). The Municipal-Council of the city of Prague received the prize for the Worst Public Agency for the multifunctional chip card it introduced for public transport earlier this year. Although the card is designed to replace all currently available season tickets, it is available only after presentation of an ID and the signed agreement for the processing of personal data. Along with the plans to reintroduce electronic gates in Prague underground, the possibility to use public transport anonymously slowly diminishes. The award in the category of the Greatest Corporate Invader was granted to the AQUER.CZ for its products specifically aimed at devaluation of personal privacy in terms of providing full software for complete monitoring of one's computer activity. Deutsche Telekom AG got the Lifetime Menace prize for the massive data loss it incurred two years ago and willingly ignored until Der Spiegel proved the data concerned were available for sale on the Internet. Until then, Deutsche Telekom AG had not taken any steps to inform its customers about potential threats that could have resulted from its failure to protect the customer's data. The USA government has again kept its position of the world leader in the category of the Worst Snooper among Nations for setting bilateral agreements on personal data transfers that were concluded between the governments of USA and several EU member states in exchange of visa waiver. The agreement with the Czech government is kept under secret regime and will not be subjected to democratic vote of the Parliament. It raises fears concerning the quality, quantity, as well as protection of the data to be transferred. The Electronic road-toll system provided by Kapsch AG for monitoring and regulating the traffic on the country's highways won the prize in the category of Dangerous New Technology. The original intention to use this system to charge extra fees from transportation entrepreneurs will soon be extended to include every car on the road. Although the Ministry of Transportation claims that anonymity of transport is its priority, it has provided neither guarantees nor any information how the anonymity will be achieved. In the category Big Brother4s Precept of Law the award was given to the European Commission for its proposal to introduce virtual strip search cameras in European airports. The virtual strip search provides the airport controllers with detailed picture of the traveler's body construction which is in breach not only with the right to privacy but also the fundamental principles of human dignity. Mr Rudolf Marek was awarded in the category Boot in the Mouth for the statement in his article in the EURO magazine on spying called "Hon na skodnou nebo paranoia?" (Chasing the Vermints or Paranoia?), which presents the possibility of hidden spying on employees as normal and usual, although it is strictly prohibited by law. At the end, the organizers were pleased to award the group of privacy advocates AK Vorrat the Positive Winston Smith prize for its unceasing endeavor to remedy the critical situation in the field of personal data protection and defense of the fundamentals right to privacy not only within the country of its origin, Germany, but within the entire Europe. The recent successes of AK Vorrat have proven that its strong mission can mobilize tens of thousands of people who do not hesitate to take part in process of achieving the vision of the world we all share - world where the Big Brother does not exist. Big Brother Awards Czech Republic Official Web Site (only in Czech) http://www.bigbrotherawards.cz/ Big Brother Awards Czech Republic 2007 (in English) http://www.slidilove.cz/en/czech_big_brother_awards_2007 Root.cz (only in Czech) http://www.root.cz/clanky/ceny-velkeho-bratra-nejvetsi-narusitele-soukromi/ Hospodarski noviny (only in Czech) http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-30334250-slidilem-roku-je-prazsky-magistrat-za-op… Czech TV (only in Czech) http://www.ct24.cz/domaci/35915-anticeny-za-slideni-patri-opencard-nebo-ame… (Contribution by EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium - Czech Republic) ============================================================ 6. Google executives facing trial on video posted on YouTube ============================================================ Four former and present Google executives, including Senior Vice President David Drummond are waiting for the confirmation of the order issued by an Italian prosecutor to stand trial for a video on a young man with Down syndrome posted on YouTube in November 2006. The case caused a lot of rumours in public media in 2006 and it was already estimated that the prosecutors action would take a lot of time before presenting the case in front of a judge. The Google executives are to appear in a Milan court on 3 February 2009 facing charges of defamation and failure to exercise control over personal data. The action is the result of the investigation initiated on the basis of a complaint filed by Vividown, an Italian advocacy group for people with Down syndrome, and the boy's father. The video posted on the site in 2006, filmed with a mobile phone, was showing an Italian youth with Down syndrome humiliated by four high school students. Google removed the video immediately after having received a complaint from the Italian Interior Ministry. The case was reported in 2006 in EDRi-gram, which underlined the fact that some important comments were not taken into consideration such as "the responsibility of parents and educators, the widespread deterioration of human and social values, the warping of culture and behavior", as explained by EDRi-member ALCEI. As in other cases, some people are using this opportunity to control free speech. Google stated that the case could become a worrying precedent considering the trial against its employees is not justified. Google had already said in July 2008, when the case became public, that it would cooperate with the prosecutors "to show that all Googlers under investigation have no involvement in the Vividown case." A Google spokesman also stated: "We believe that this proceeding is not about Google Video and what happened, but about the internet as we know it - an open and free environment." According to the EU legislation which is implemented into the Italian law, hosting sites don't have to monitor third-party content, but are only required to remove any content deemed offensive when notified about it. In this case, however, Google was treated as an Internet content provider. Google executives to face trial in Italy: sources (5.11.2008) http://www.reuters.com/article/americasDealsNews/idUSTRE4A48VG20081105 Four Google Officials Likely to Stand Trial in Italy (6.11.2008) http://www.pcworld.com/article/153411/ Google Sued Over Offensive Down Syndrome Video Clip | YouTube to Moderate All Videos Uploaded? (26.07.2008) http://www.webtvwire.com/google-sued-over-offensive-video-italian-executive… EDRi-gram: Google accused in Italy over shock video (6.12.2006) http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number4.23/italy_google The "Google case" in Italy: one more excuse for censorship and repression (26.11.2006) http://www.alcei.org/?p=25 ============================================================ 7. ENDitorial: An overheated debate on the rights of the visually impaired ============================================================ The agenda of the 17th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, that took place between 3-7 November 2008 at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, included the following topics: the limitations and exceptions, the protection of audiovisual performances and the protection of broadcasting organizations. In particular, the rights of visually impaired persons were in focus. This article shortly presents the events of the last day, during which the conclusions of the meeting were agreed among the Member States, based on proposals prepared by the chairman Mr. Jukka Liedes. This article concentrated specifically on Limitations and exceptions and the rights of the visually impaired. The title "Wrangling Over the Rights of the Blind" formulated by Sherwin Siy of Public Knowledge, sums up well the discussions of the last day. The discussions concerning the rights of the visually impaired during the morning session were based on the following draft conclusion: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing with without undue delay, those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other disabled persons. This should include both analysis of limitations and exceptions and the possible establishment of a stakeholders' platform at WIPO, through which technological, contractual and other arrangements could be facilitated to secure access for the disabled persons to protected works." The formulation was close to the proposal given by IFRRO, the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations. The draft conclusion had no reference to the proposal of World Blind Union (WBU). Both the limitations and exceptions and the contractual arrangements (voluntary licensing) between rights holders and visually impaired were mentioned. However, due to the debate in the morning session, the chair prepared a new draft conclusion during the lunch break. The new formulation was the following: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing, expeditiously and with appropriate deliberation, with those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other reading-disabled persons, including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works. This should include analysis of limitations and exceptions, including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats. This should also include the possible establishment of a stakeholders' platform at WIPO, in order to facilitate arrangements to secure access for disabled persons to protected works. The SCCR took note of the paper presented by the WBU and many delegations expressed interest in further analyzing it." Most importantly, the paper presented by WBU was mentioned and the following two sentences were added: ".., including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works." and ".., including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats." During the afternoon session, France, acting on behalf of the EU Member States, suggested the word "platform" to be changed to the word "mechanism". Nevertheless, the word platform remained in the final conclusions. Instead, the word "expeditiously" was changed to the phrase "without delay" and the phrase "to secure access" to "facilitate access". Those were still minor things. Then started the real debate. During the afternoon session, France required the reference to the WBU proposal and sentences ".., including discussions at the national level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works" and ".., including their application to the international exchange of materials in accessible formats" to be taken off. Nevertheless, Pakistan (on behalf of Asian Member States), and Algeria (on behalf of African Member States), and other countries such as Brazil, pushed the European Member states to accept many of the proposals. After chop and change, finally the reference to international exchange was left out and the reference to WBU proposal was slightly modified. The final conclusions on the rights of the visually impaired were the following: "The Committee acknowledged the special needs of visually impaired persons and stressed the importance of dealing, without delay and with appropriate deliberation, with those needs of the blind, visually impaired, and other reading disabled persons, including discussions at the national and international level on possible ways and means facilitating and enhancing access to protected works. This should include analysis of limitations and exceptions. This should also include the possible establishment of a stakeholders platform at WIPO, in order to facilitate arrangements to secure access for disabled persons to protected works. A number of delegations referred to a paper presented by the World Blind Union (WBU) and expressed interest in further analyzing it." As a European citizen I was mostly confused about what happened during the afternoon session. It is not clear to me why France (on behalf of the European Member) opposed so aggressively the rights of the visually impaired. James Love of KEI (James Love, 7 November 2008) wrote a felicitous remark on the issue on the A2K-list: "I will close with the comments from one delegation at the end of the evening. The delegate, from a high income country, had been silent the entire meeting, but is a country one expects to provide some moral leadership. I said, 'why didn't you speak up? - this is a human rights issue. She said, 'this isn't the human rights commission, - this is WIPO.' She wasn't being ironic or critical of WIPO. She thought it was natural that the collection society would come first on this issue. That pretty much summed things up." On the WIPO-websites one can find the following description with the headline "What is WIPO"?: "The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest." One could think that the rights of the visually impaired could easily fit in "a balanced and accessible (IP) system, which safeguards the public interest". In some discussions with more experienced SCCR attendees I was told that the starting point is always that the economic interests of rights holders have to be safeguarded. It is worth considering whether there really is a profitable market for works of visually impaired? According to WBU only 5 % of written works are accessible for visually impaired. That could also be seen an indication that the market is not profitable enough. So, if the answer to the aforementioned question is negative, there has to be some other reason for the resistance of EU Member States for the rights of the visually impaired. There is currently a Green paper from European Commission on exceptions available for comments (deadline: 30 November 2008). The rights of disabled people are also covered by the Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society contains an exhaustive list of exceptions to copyright protection. The delegations debated on what was really said during the 17 SCCR Session. It is good that the SCCR reached at least a consensus on what was discussed during the meeting. That is a starting point for further work. It is also good that the reference to the WBU treaty proposal remained, as it is a truthful fact that "A number of delegations referred to a paper presented by the World Blind Union (WBU) and expressed interest in further analyzing it." Leaving the reference away could have been considered as modification of facts. It remains to be seen if consensus on the factual content can also be reached at some point. After all, the conclusions of SCCR 17 can be seen both from a positive and a negative point of view. The interpretation finally relies on the Member States. In a world of limited resources choices have to be made. The broadcasting treaty will be maintained on the Agenda of the next session of the SCCR. Let's hope that the work on limitations and exceptions will, however, continue without (undue) delay or even expeditiously. World Intellectual Property Organization, SCCR Seventeenth Session, Geneva (5-7.11.2008) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/copyright/en/sccr_17/sccr_17_www_112533.pdf Member States Review Key Copyright Issues (10.11 2008) http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2008/article_0059.html Unpacking the WIPO SCCR Limitations and Exceptions (to copyright) agenda http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2008/11/11/unpacking-lne/ Wrangling Over the Rights of the Blind http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1874 GREEN PAPER - Copyright in the Knowledge Economy COM(2008) 466/3 http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/copyright/docs/copyright-infso/greenpap… What is WIPO ? http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/what/ (Contribution by Anniina Huttunen - doctoral student - Helsinki University of Technology, EDRi representative at the WIPO SCCR meeting) ============================================================ 8. Recommended Action ============================================================ Alternative Consultation on EU Justice and Home Affairs Policy The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future priorities in the field of Justice and Home Affairs policy. The European Civil Liberties Network has produced an alternative questionnaire to provoke a more wide ranging debate about EU policy and practice. http://www.ecln.org/index.html ============================================================ 9. Recommended Reading ============================================================ Monica Horten - The French law on Creation and Internet - contracting for surveillance http://www.iptegrity.com/pdf/Monica.Horten.creation.internet.law.2.11.2008.… Monica Horten - Packaging up copyright enforcement - how the Telecoms Package slots in the framework for a European policy to restrict Internet content http://www.iptegrity.com/pdf/monica.horten.telecom.package.copyright.enforc… Economic damage of 3 strikes http://www.lgi.com/pdf/080904Booz_english.pdf Analysis of recent amendments to the Telecoms Package with particular reference to warnings and sanctions related to alleges unlawful use or communications network http://www.openrightsgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/tele_pkg_analysis_v41.pdf ============================================================ 10. Agenda ============================================================ 25-26 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium World e-Parliament Conference 2008 http://www.ictparliament.org/worldeparliamentconference2008/ 2 December 2008, Hyderabad, India Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Third Annual International Symposium http://tinyurl.com/ynsuuf/ 3-6 December 2008, Hyderabad, India Third Internet Governance Forum http://www.intgovforum.org 9-10 December 2008, Madrid, Spain Future Internet Assembly http://www.future-internet.eu/home/future-internet-assembly/madrid-dec-2008… http://www.fi-madrid.eu/ 10 December 2008, Skopje, Macedonia Fourth International Conference e-Society.Mk. http://www.e-society.mk/ 10-11 December 2008: Tilburg, Netherlands Tilting perspectives on regulating technologies, Tilburg Institute for Law and Technology and Society, Tilburg University http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilt/conference 27-30 December 2008 Berlin, Germany 25C3: Nothing to hide The 25th Chaos Communication Congress http://events.ccc.de/congress/2008/ 18-20 March 2009, Athens, Greece WebSci'09: Society On-Line http://www.websci09.org/ 1-4 June 2009, Washington, DC, USA Computers Freedom and Privacy 2009 http://www.cfp2009.org/ ============================================================ 11. 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Re: [ExI] Efficiency of algorithmic trading
by Rafal Smigrodzki 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 6:52 AM, Eugen Leitl <eugen(a)leitl.org> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 06:10:38AM -0400, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote: > >> ### Well, why should the clueless expect to gain? Inefficient actions > > There's a considerable incitement to bet large fractions of your > retirement fund into stocks, at least in USia (Roth IRA etc.). ### That actually prevents you from being a small investor, since you are using institutional intermediaries - and if they are using algorithmic trading on your behalf, you gain as well. Long-term stock investment as retirement savings is not a problem, it's the solution. --------- > Inversely, in Europe we have a pension model which is equally a Ponzi > scheme, based on particular expectations in economic growth, > wealth distribution and demography. Both models are broken. ### The broken parts of the US system are the involvement of the state in Social Security (which is the opposite of investing, it's fleecing workers to allow immediate consumption by parasites and bureaucrats, indeed a Ponzi scheme like the ones in Europe), and the money counterfeiting actions of the Fed (which have a negative effect on the stability of stocks, bonds and currency). -------------------- > >> am all with you in the decentralization camp but I haven't heard any >> interesting specifics from you yet. The fraud is mostly related to > > It's basically just Tim May's vision, slightly souped up for > today's end user cloud (freedom-box-like systems). The idea is > to move critical parts of finance (like the monetary system, mint, > individual transactions, and higher level functions based on above > primitives. Reputation tracking, notarization, uncensorable permanent > public record, and such. ### I am all with you there. But where do you see the problem with algorithmic trading? Wouldn't algorithmic trading be still possible (and of course, useful) in distributed financial system independent of large counterfeiters? --------------------------- > >> government involvement in banking, otherwise it tends to be a > > You need to shield the system from manipulation on part of end > users or user groups. Of course cryptography is no panacea (and > would require diversity to avoid becoming a pivotal point of failure) > but then it's not hard to improve on the track record of federal > and corporate crooks. ### Again, full agreement. -------------------------- > >> self-sanitizing business (just like other branches of the economy >> where reputation is key, and performance is easily measurable by >> outsiders). > > One of the key functions if providing an unfalsifyable, publically > inspectable track record of interactions, so that nym reputation > for the particular scope can be obtained in realtime. > > Yes, most of the above are extremely hard problems. The smart > people who still think Wall Street quant is a glorious occupation > should get on that track instead. ### Wall Street (i.e. the system of large government-regulated banks and businesses) is a centralized government creation, and I fully agree with you that devising technologies that could allow distributed short-feedback money management would a boon for humanity. One of the reasons why governments succeeded in taking control of the monetary system (aside from simple brute force) was the sheer difficulty in establishing verifiable information flows about solvency of various intermediaries and creditors in the pre-electronic era. An FDIC, for example, initially provided some short term benefits by imposing a floor on the quality of banks (in the long term it contributed to a hollowing-out of the system by inducing a false sense of security in users). It's possible that the acceleration in information flow possible with modern communication tools could allow the existence of a self-policed private banking system (and mean really private, not like Goldman-Sachs, Chase or other government regulated banks) with low latency of response to solvency changes. Rafal _______________________________________________ extropy-chat mailing list extropy-chat(a)lists.extropy.org http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE

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