<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Barrack</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">This is an interesting one and brings us to the core of the problem that in my humble opinion the Global Internet Giants are facing. And this is:-</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">1. At what point should public good and social responsibility be sacrificed at the alter of the next Investor Briefing? </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">2. Should the world trust them to do (always) good? </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The European Union clearly believes that they cannot be trusted. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">My sense is that I think there is no easy answer. The truth is probably one that can be found in between..It's a grey area..And like most things the market (probably helped along by Regulators) will eventually vote with their wallets and eyes..<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 28 Jun 2017, at 9:30 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Listers,</span><br><span></span><br><span>This might be of interest to some of you.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Best Regards</span><br><span></span><br><span>---------- Forwarded message ----------</span><br><span>From: Richard Hill <<a href="mailto:rhill@hill-a.ch">rhill@hill-a.ch</a>></span><br><span>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:05:16 +0200</span><br><span>Subject: [Internet Policy] European Commission decides to fine Google</span><br><span>for abusing dominance as search engine</span><br><span>To: ISOC Policy <<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Here are the links to the official communication of the European Commission</span><br><span>regarding its decision to fine Google:</span><br><span></span><br><span> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm</a></span><br><span></span><br><span> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1806_en.htm">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1806_en.htm</a></span><br><span></span><br><span> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1785_en.htm">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1785_en.htm</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Best,</span><br><span>Richard</span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe,</span><br><span>please log into the ISOC Member Portal:</span><br><span><a href="https://portal.isoc.org/">https://portal.isoc.org/</a></span><br><span>Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Barrack O. 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