Another argument to encrypt (t d f) your communication.

Logging the details across the EU: “‘The European Commission (t d f) has adopted proposals to log details of all telephone, Internet, and e-mail traffic’,the ABC reports.’The Commission proposes storing data related to mobile and fixed telephone traffic for a year, to allow the police to trace the time, place, and numbers used.Internet data such as e-mails would be kept for six months.The Commission’s text aims to harmonise the current patchwork of data retention practices across the bloc’.”

(Via Smart Mobs.)

Such a nice quote out of IBM. Besides the spiritual offerings of open source business models there sure is a lot of economic impact. IBM decided - years ago - to move into consulting thereby, well, out-sourcing the development of technology.
The next step is perhaps open-sourcing consulting and the sales funnel (a term I just learned)

Irving Wladawsky-Berger: The Economic and Social Foundations of Collaborative Innovation: “I think that all these motivations have always been part of economic activity and of capitalism.

Radio France International has a brief audio post on how the web - particularily weblogs - affect the relation between the EU bodies (!) and the citizens. I offer my 2 cents as part of the feature. Please click enclosures at the bottom of this post to retriece the mp3.

There is election campaigning in Vienna. In a little more than 4 weeks the City council of Vienna is elected. Vienna is reigned by the Socialdemocrats and the only question is if they will the get out of the electorate with an absolute majority - this happened the last time in 1987 (see the history [pdf])

Today I was asked to review the websites of the major candidates for the local TV-channel.