http://winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/news2/search--destroy-why-you-cant-trust-google-139388

Search & Destroy: Why You Can't Trust Google

I’d love to read it. But it’s available only in old-fashioned book form, and not as an eBook. Come on, guys. Enter the 21st Century, please: I’m not buying any more paper.

This is the other side of the Google story—the unauthorized book that Google does not want you to read. In Search & Destroy, Google expert Scott Cleland, shows that the world’s most powerful company is not who it pretends to be.

Google pretends to be a harmless lamb, but chose a full-size model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex as its mascot. Beware the T-Rex in sheep’s clothing.

Google has acquired far more information, both public and private, and has invented more ways to use it, than anyone in history. Information is power, and in Google’s case, it’s the power to influence and control virtually everything the Internet touches.

Learn how Google’s pervasive tracking and profiling destroys privacy and individualism.

Discover how Google Inc. uses its “Don’t be evil” slogan to mask unethical business practices.

Learn how Google’s market dominance and free products threaten competition, innovation, job creation, and economic growth.

Discover how Google’s hidden political agenda threatens individual freedom, democracy, and national sovereignty.

Understand the ramifications of Google imposing its radical values and ideology on the world.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/14545

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7742044/Aust-govt-body-seeks-power-to-read-emails

Aust govt body seeks power to read emails

This is more power than the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Australia going to keep all yes all URL's Email all you do Phone as well, they hope to keep for 2 years and allso a big firewall just like China.

Will there ever be a law that is fair for both sides? Only time will tell.

Have you heard about Japan?

Wired.co.uk: "Japan's controversial anti-piracy law comes into effect"
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/02/japan-strict-copyright-law

"As of 1 October, one of the most stringent anti-filesharing regimes in the world has come into effect in Japan.

In June 2012, Wired.co.uk reported that the anti-piracy legislation had passed both houses of the Japanese Diet. Now authorities are able to arrest and charge people for downloading copyrighted content illegally, with a maximum penalty of up to two years in prison or a fine of up to two million yen (£15,841). The bill has been called "one of the most draconian in the world" by Torrent Freak for its criminalisation of, and severe penalties for, even the most minor of infringements."

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/12122520595/why-mpaa-cant-win-hearts-minds-public-file-sharing-is-mainstream.shtml

Why The MPAA Can't 'Win The Hearts And Minds' Of The Public: File Sharing Is Mainstream
from the game-over dept

A few weeks ago we wrote about a new "digital music index" from London-based Musicmetrics looking at the popularity of file sharing by location in the UK. The results showed that the act of file sharing was mainstream, rather than a limited activity. The same group has now released a US version of its report, which more or less shows the same thing.

Americans downloaded more than 97 million albums and singles using BitTorrent during the first half of 2012, with Gainesville, FL named as the country’s “pirate capital” in an influential new report. Of the 97 million torrents downloaded across the USA, around 78 percent were albums and 22 percent singles. Assuming an album contains 10 tracks, the total number of songs downloaded would have surpassed 759 million in six months.

The report admits that not all of the songs being downloaded were unauthorized, but suggests that since many of them are, the characterizations are fair. Of course, just as we saw in the UK, all this really seems to show is how widespread file sharing is.

First: that copying is not like theft because it is non-rivalrous–making a copy does not deprive the owner of the use of the good.

The younger generation just seems to believe that basic sharing with friends and family should be seen as perfectly reasonable. The different ways of slicing the data certainly suggest that the blanket argument that "piracy is theft" is going to completely miss its mark in educational campaigns. People just don't buy it.

That giveaway ended just over an hour ago.

The current game giveaway is available at

http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/

I have been trying and trying and I can't find the link to Dl the Dragon game :( HELP!!

I have downloaded both of the Biathlon games, installed and activated both games with no problem but I cannot get either one to get past the intro screen. At the end of the intro, instead of going to the next screen to begin the game It takes me back to the set up file page. Does anybody know how to fix this problem? If so, please leave a comment with instructions. Thanks a million!

Hi BuBBy
Like I said this is an old system but still higher spec than the game requires according to the blurb. i.e
300 MHz Processor or better, 64 Mb RAM or better, Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, Microsoft DirectX 8.0 or better

I doubt many machines with that spec have a later graphics card.

Anyway no problem, I'll download it to my other system this evening and try again.

Wow thats an old video card. The Riva TNT2 is definitely going to be a problem on this machine (apart from the low memory).

The Game requires DirectX 8 or better - but the TNT2 Riva is a Direct3D 5/6 Generation card. If the game requires 3d video hardware support from Direct3D 8.0 - you would need at least a GeForce 3 generation card.

Hi I'm posting this for general information, it may help others.
I downloaded LEAF BUSTER and installed it, but when I try to run it I get the error message "Sorry this game can't run on this computer, Check system requirements"
The System requirements are pretty basic and although this happens to be an old machine it is better than the required set up, it's spec's are.
Intel Celeron 750Mhz
MSI K7m Pro MoBo
640Mb PC100 SDRam
Nvidia Riva TNT2 Model 64 32Mb
Via AC'97 Audio
DirectX 9c
Windows 2000 Pro + Service pack 4

Leaf blower is a neat little game, I've seen it played, So a little disappointed, but I will try it on my other system when I get home, hopefully with better luck

Removed my firewall restrictions and activation went through.

Having the same problem with activating PDFtoJPGconverter!

Been trying to activate MultiWatch most of today Monday 9 Apr 2007 but geting error -

Activation module failed to connect to giveawayoftheday.com. Software activation is not possible at the moment. Please try again later or check your firewall settings.-

My firewall is ok and only this Activation is having a problem. In light of the inability to activate the software will the offer be extended? I see there is only 49 minutes left to activate but the problem remains.

Go into the directory where you installed the game and run the "GETFULLVERSION.EXE" and enter the serial number.

I am having problems also. When I tried to install it I received a message that the giveaway time had expired.

i put the serial number in but it is still telling me i have to buy it.
then the serial number disappeared and i cant find it again. What am i supposed to do?

Thank you for replying to this. I figured that is what my problem was. My desktop has XP on it. It wouldn't do it any good, it was needed for the laptop. Oh well! Thanks again.

According to the HDDlife website:

HDDlife works in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003.

This means 98 is not supported.

Does this work with Windows 98? I downloaded this program 4 times and still can't get it to work on my laptop. Any ideas?
titan007

Hi, thanks for the reply. I figured that out but as my last reply sounds like I was stumped when in reality, I was giving myself the V8 to the head not thinking about a delay sooner. I think "DUH" would fit ;) I do have another question however, how do you sign up for Freedownload center? It says to log in but there is nothing I could find to sign up to begin with. I tried with this user name and password for here which obviously doesn't work.

Thanks,

Paul

Guys, we premoderate all the comments to get rid of spam and stupid personal attacks. Thus, when you post a comment, you do not see it immediately in the list of comments, especially at night:)

Okaaayyy, nevermind. A half an hour later, there it was.

Paul

It seems FDC is a separate area for sign up , fine, can't even find a sign up\in\out anywhere.

Paul

Why is it, I can't comment in the GAOTD software comment section. I left a thumbs up for true launcher but cannot get my comment to go through. I tried many many times, it looks like it's posting and then nothing. "I am logged in", even sent for new password. What's the deal?

Paul