@stman @PrivacyDigest @theruran @50htz @vidak @forthy42 @oceane OFC the only way to "#deshittify" (IF we consider this possible!) is to turn #Users into #Operators (or at least Co-Owners!) instead of mere #consumers.

• But this falls completely flat on it's face when society is #TechIlliterate by 99,99% and if you were to ask some #TechIlliterates aka. "#Normies" on the street they'd internally bluescreen or completely shut off mid-sentence as they lack the absolute fundamentals to understand it.

Kinda like if you want to discuss with a 5th grader who isn't interested in electronics why #Ethernet is nit a good standard and that it only succeeded against #TokenRing due to cheap, mass produced parts & components.

• Because neither do they have the knowledge nor give a shit about these problems because their attention span doesn't exceed a #TikTok video!

This genius new #Roku feature helps you find everything
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#11

internet inventor Tim #Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#9

Walker #Gas Department employee injured in crash while
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#BatonRouge

#Consumers say tipping becoming 'less voluntary' - study
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/ireland.html#RTÉ

Nato mission in #Greenland well on track
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/cities.html#17a

#Iran rejects talks with #US amid military ‘threats’
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Bagdad

"The #DigitalNetworksAct could have been a real opportunity to simplify EU rules. Instead, the Commission now risks doing the opposite – favouring the interests of outdated #telecom monopolies over European #consumers," emphasises @MTStecher.

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2026/01/digital-networks-act-commission-introduces-backdoor-to-resurrect-network-fees/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/antibiotic-meat-production. Do #American #farmers not care that their absurd overuse of #antibiotics is creating #antibiotic #resistance, & on a massive scale? Unfortunately for #consumers of US meat & poultry, that resistance isn't confined to veterinary #diseases.

Interpretive #labels (warning labels, Nutri-Score) allow #consumers to distinguish between products with different #nutrition profiles. The #NutriScore is already in use in several European countries. Such systems are more likely to prompt industry reformulation: doi.org/10.1017/S136... #labeling

Consumer Understanding, Prefer...

(2/2) Local production cannot guarantee #foodsecurity, either. To help #consumers make more #sustainable choices, mandatory & fact-based sustainability #labeling would be needed: progressive--agrarwende-org.translate.goog/regionale-le...

Regionale Lebensmittel sind be...

Amazon is auto‑upgrading Echo devices for Prime members to Alexa+ during a free early access period, with users able to revert by saying “Alexa, exit Alexa+.” 🤖

The opt‑out design and forced default raise questions about consent, user control over smart‑home AI, and how far platforms can go with silent feature rollouts. 🔐

🔗 https://www.vice.com/en/article/amazon-annoying-alexa-plus-auto-upgrades/

#TechNews #Amazon #Alexa #AI #Privacy #BigTech #UserRights #Consent #SmartHome #Subscription #Data #Security #Innovation #Consumers #Technology

How can one test the effectiveness of front-of-pack (FOP) #nutrition labels not by putting those labels on the front of food products' packaging, but by asking #consumers to use a mobile app to cumbersomely visualize food #label info on their phones? ... (1/2)

If capitalism is buoyed by the sentiment of consumers (their confidence in the future), then the UK's moribund economy is partly due to the failure of consumers' confidence to rise above an aggregate of zero for a decade.

Interestingly while some elements of the measure have been more volatile, its the measure of 'economic satisfaction (last year)' that has driven the negative headline; measuring as it does people's view of their real (not projected) experience.

#consumers #economics
h/t FT

#Germany: Fewer & fewer people drink #alcohol, esp. younger age groups. In 2025, 68% of #consumers reported consuming alcohol. In 2015, this figure was still 78%. Alcohol is becoming less & less a part of everyday life, and #health is gaining importance: yougov-de.translate.goog/consumer/art...

Alkoholkonsum im Wandel: Bewus...

This very pro-America government sure is allowing companies to shove their middle fingers in very bad places for consumers.

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/verizon-starts-requiring-365-days-of-paid-service-before-it-will-unlock-phones/

#Verizon #Phones #Unlocks #Consumers #Capitalism #FCC #Tech

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

Not at all surpising that you the consumer are paying most of the tariffs in the US.

https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/americas-own-goal-who-pays-the-tariffs-19398/

#tariffs #consumers #economy

🎉 Breaking News: Americans pay for tariffs! 🚀 In a groundbreaking revelation that could only #surprise someone living under a rock, a study confirms that #tariffs cost #consumers money. 📉 Next up: the shocking discovery that water is wet! 🌊
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/americans-are-the-ones-paying-for-tariffs-study-finds-e254ed2e #BreakingNews #Economics #HackerNews #ngated

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

Yeah, #ALDI is extremely German and that's how they are growing in the #USA:

• efficient
• affordable
• fast
• good
• no bullshit

And #USians finally learn the benefits of that, as #Greedflation kicks in and they need to make due with shrinking net income...

• Next thing the #USA is gonna embrace #Ordoliberalism and import things like #UniversalHealthcare and #PaidTimeOff, #PaidSickLeave and #PaidParentalLeave...
  

Am I the only one cringing out about the things that #CNBC lists as negatives?

• Yes you have to bring your own bag or buy one, but those #ShoppingBags at ALDI actually are useful for more than one trip and maybe bunding up trash.
• The quarter deposit rewards people to put their shopping carts back where they picked them up
• You ain't supposed to hang out in an ALDI: You go in, grab what you want, checkout, bag your stuff yourself and get home. This isn't an #IKEA!
• Less selection means less overhead and thus more streamlined operations.
• ALDI doesn't treat their staff like disposable items or trash.

Seriously, all that "#ServiceCulture" demanded is absurd #cringe because in the #US people ain't willing nor able to pay for that!

#sarcasm #USpol #consumers #Shrinkflation #CostOfLiving #Groceries #Food #retail #food

In creating one of the world’s largest #FreeTrade zones, the accord — pushed by #SouthAmerica’s renowned cattle-raising countries & #Europe’s industrial sectors craving new markets for cars & machines — brings together a #market of more than 700 million #consumers that accounts for a quarter of #global #GDP.

#geopolitics #trade #economy #inflation #tariffs #EU #Mercosur #protectionism #NewWorldOrder

Open #Bank & #Finance-Related #Arbitrations:

This Alert Affects:
#Consumers across the #US. who may have been affected by the potential conduct of the #banks and other #financial services companies listed below.

What’s Going On?
Attorneys working with ClassActionOrg are pursuing #legalaction against various banks and finance-related companies over potential violations of certain state and #federallaws.

https://www.classaction.org/finance-arbitrations-to-join

#lendingclub #cashapp #venmo #paypal

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The Trump administration won’t say tariffs raised food prices, despite everyday Americans’ struggles November 16, 2025 / 05:24

Trump picks the wrong time to lie to the public about grocery prices

On Tuesday morning, the Trump administration acknowledged a spike in grocery prices. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump played make-believe anyway.

Jan. 14, 2026, 12:00 PM EST

By  Steve Benen

Those hoping to see American consumers catch a break received another round of discouraging news this week, specifically related to grocery prices. Axios reported:

Grocery prices (or “food at home,” as the Bureau of Labor Statistics calls it) rose by 0.7% in December, the largest monthly gain since the peak inflation period in August 2022. Food inflation was evident at restaurants, too: Costs for dining out (or “food away from home”) rose by a similar amount, the largest monthly gain in three years. […]

Grocery prices were up roughly 2.4% in December compared to the prior year. But that masks double-digit price increases for a slew of household staples over the past 12 months, including coffee (+20%), beef (+16%) and candy (+10%).

With these numbers having been released by his own administration on Wednesday morning, Donald Trump had little choice but to acknowledge reality a few hours later during his speech in Detroit about the economy.

No, I’m just kidding. The president lied again anyway.

“Grocery prices are starting to go rapidly down,” the Republican president boasted, the same day his own administration told the public that grocery prices are now rising faster than at any time since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

About a month after Election Day, Trump offered a candid assessment of why he won a second term — and it had nothing to do with immigration, crime, transgender Americans or even the economy in general.“I won on groceries,” he said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” adding: “I won an election based on that.” Looking ahead, the Republican went on to vow that he and his incoming team would bring food prices “way down.”

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