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Google Spends $1 Million For Throttling Detection

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-see-what-you-did-there dept.

foamrat writes "Google has awarded $1 million to Georgia Tech researchers so that they can develop simple tools to detect Internet throttling, government censorship, and other 'transparency' problems."

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  1. I want a million bucks too! by DarthVain · · Score: 4, Funny

    If Country = "Canada"
          Then Print "Yes, you're are being throttled!"
    Elseif Country = "China"
          Then Print "Yes, you're being censored, I hope you can read English or this will be really confusing!"
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    PROFIT!
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    End

  2. First Post!!!! by Dutchmaan · · Score: 4, Funny

    DAMN! Throttled again... That's Google's project right there. Hiring 1000's of first posters and measuring the delay!