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Dr. Mehmet Oz will question the credibility of critics who sought to have him removed from his position at Columbia in a segment on his show on Thursday, a spokesman for the show said.

From Adbusters #118:

If you’re reading this field guide, which you are, then you’re likely aware that the NSA and its partners have been operating a global surveillance apparatus to spy on American citizens, foreign nationals, various political leaders and pretty much anybody they can bug, tap or hack. But what you may not realize is that these recent revelations are just another chapter in a long, protracted struggle for the control of cryptography.

The primary point of contention is whether or not the government should have back door access to private information so that it may more effectively pursue criminals and terrorists for the stated but altogether murky purpose of security. Governments, in this case specifically FVEY governments, believe they should have unlimited access. But the majority of FVEY citizens disagree. And therein lies the rub.

The most recent skirmish in what has for the last few decades been dubbed “The Crypto-Wars” was Operation Onymous, wherein international law enforcement agents raided high-profile Tor sites such as The Silk Road, Cloud Nine, Doxbin and Pink Meth, seizing assets and making real world arrests.

Flanking from the other side of the siege is anyone who believes in the public’s legal right to encryption, whose interests are most often represented by the actions of hackers, activists and tech firms. Though the latter is a slippery ally at best the best of times, and have been known to turn states and favor profits over ideals.

— Douglas Haddow. Part 3 of Field Guide to Virtual Warfare from Adbusters Issue #118.

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The world’s biggest cruise lines are in agency review mode.

Two weeks ago, Norwegian (former AOR Martin) announced that it would follow Royal Caribbean in launching a review of its creative and media business.

The reviews have something in common: in both cases, the incumbent AOR will not be participating. (JWT does reportedly plan to maintain some role on the account, which has been spread across offices on multiple continents.)

The Norwegian pitch just started, but Royal Caribbean already resolved its UK review by choosing TBWALondon. Now we hear that the company is very close to picking a winner from the three remaining candidates for stateside creative work.

The nameless agencies still standing:

• This shop may seem to hold a significant advantage due to the fact that its creative leader worked on the business at another agency on a different coast a decade ago. (Current Royal president/COO Adam Goldstein worked on the client’s international business at the time, so he might favor going with a familiar party.)
• The second agency has been interested in the cruise space for some time: it was one of the finalists in the review that saw Norwegian go from GSD&M to Martin in 2011. While it has not had a cruise line on its client roster in the past, it does have experience creating emotional campaigns for travel brands in case Royal Caribbean wants to imitate Carnival’s Super Bowl work by BBDO.
• The company’s third and perhaps most risky option is an agency that has set itself apart by specializing in self-referential, digitally-powered ads that make fun of advertising itself. The agency also knows its way around celebrity spokespeople, though edgy/famous doesn’t seem like the most obvious direction for such a client to take…