[Cc-webedit] [imc-uk-tech] Embedded video player at climatecamp.org.uk

[jagmad at riseup.net]

Its a very simple matter to embed a video on a website for those who have
access to its HTML source.

There are alternatives to YouTube such as...

http://vimeo.com/

Also, you can put the video on a server somewhere and merely provide a
link to it without embedding. See...

http://www.archive.org/

I am sure there are several more alternatives available.

Doug.

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> Hey all
>
> Just a bit worried about the embedding of the YouTube player on the
> front page of the Climate Camp website during a day of mass action.
> cc-ing in the imc-uk-tech list as well as people there may be able to
> offer support in finding a suitable alternative.
>
> When visiting the front page of the Climate Camp website, all visitors
> IP details are passed to several third parties without their consent or
> knowledge. Firstly to YouTube who are hosting the video (and displaying
> their branding on the player itself so Climate Camp is providing free
> advertising for a corporate service).
>
> Also, this embed is being provided by another third party corporate
> service, Conviva (http://www.conviva.com), whose privacy policy states:
>
> "We may disclose information under the following circumstances:
>
>     * - When we share anonymous, aggregated information generated by our
> services with our business customers.
>     * - When we share anonymous data with third party service companies
> to facilitate or to provide certain services on our behalf.
>     * - When we respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process or
> to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
>     * - When we believe in our sole discretion it is necessary to share
> information in order to investigate, prevent or take actions against
> illegal activities, suspected fraud, situation involving potential
> threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of term of use
> of Conviva, or otherwise required by law.
>     * - When we need to transfer information about you if Conviva is
> acquired by or merged with another company.
>     * - Links to Other Sites"
>
> If you go to the front page of the climate camp website, you will notice
> an abundance of this and other online statistic gathering sites
> hoovering up information on visitors of a site that promotes the use of
> direct action (and is therefore of interest to law enforcement agencies).
>
> not worried? Check out these other little nuggets from the conviva
> privacy policy:
>
> "while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your
> personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security."
>
> and
>
> "Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers
> located outside of your state, province, country or other government
> jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in
> your jurisdiction. If you are located outside of the United States and
> choose to provide information about you to Conviva, please be advised
> that we transfer all information including personally identifiable
> information to the United States and process it here. Your consent to
> this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information
> represents your agreement to that transfer."
>
> Note the fact that none of the users of the site have chosen to do so.
>
> Anyhow, the solution to this is to host such videos within the movement
> rather than utilising corporate, paid for services to further a campaign
> which many times over in the past has stated its anticapitalist aims.
> There is of course Indymedia that these videos can be hosted at (that is
> after all what Indymedia is for), but I am hoping that people on the UK
> tech list can also suggest other, alternative options.
>
> Solidarity
>
> JimDog
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