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A new EU Privacy Ruling proposal would effectively kill all forms of spam unless people opt in.

The privacy ruling would also allow consumers to use ad-blockers, but publishers will be allowed to withhold content from consumers who do.

Please consider EU Proposal on Ad Blockers Welcomed by Publishers.

Media companies will be allowed to ban customers who use ad blockers under new online privacy rules proposed by the European Commission.

 

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Source: Townhall.com

Theoretical Physicist Dr. Michio Kaku believes that the mysterious dimming of a star located 1,500 light years away from Earth could be the result of an alien megastructure built around it. Kepler Star KIC 8462852 has been baffling scientists as it continues to emit an irregular pattern of light that is unlike anything seen before. Dr.

Germany has approved plans to set up a national ‘fake news’ agency in order to counter subversive news from alternative media outlets. According to DerSpiegel, the Federal Interior Ministry is preparing to establish a “Defence Centre against Misinformation” – tasked with pushing pro-government propaganda on the internet, and stifling free speech.

Submitted by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

It’s been such a hoot reading comments from people telling me that self-driving vehicles are decades away if ever.

The nay-sayers have been proven laughably wrong given Google’s New Self-Driving Minivans Will Hit the Road by the End of January 2017.