Are they really targeted or is it just easier to get information from larger, more spread out organizations?
I was torn on this whole Wikileaks issue but I must say that this post / essay (it's long, but read the first paragraph from Assange at least) really got me thinking...
You're right - it *should* be metered, but the real issue here is that many ISPs advertise that they offer 'XXmbit per second' & do *not* mention a cap or any kind of actual tiered pricing or metering. Then, when you "over consume" (meaning use more than they think you should, more than some magic [invisible] number that they have come up with), they get upset.
I'm all for metered pricing - but only if it's actually what I'm buying. If I'm buying based on a XXmbit per second price structure & no metered structure (or cap) is advertised then I expect that I can use as much total bandwidth as I would like. The problem is that, as of late, no matter how a plan is advertised (and *very* few are advertised as metered, at least at a consumer level) they're usually imposing some sort of cap or metering system, even if that is *not* the way the product was originally marketed.
Although I'm sure that their sample size is never big enough to trust their numbers (I've got to believe it's +/- 2% or so personally), but according to this FAQ the numbers you see in the news are based off of a 'monthly sample survey'.
"Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving
unemployment insurance benefits?
No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of
households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and
available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary
layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no
requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the
monthly survey."
Although common sense logic says that you're correct, who is to say that Facebook, or even another third party (non-facebook-friend, read: advertisers), is not included in "others". This definitely needs clarification. a whoabot is spot-on with this.
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In my opinion, the words that should have been bold are "in documentation"... :-)
Mod parent up... Even for an AC.
Never done this before...
Are they really targeted or is it just easier to get information from larger, more spread out organizations?
I was torn on this whole Wikileaks issue but I must say that this post / essay (it's long, but read the first paragraph from Assange at least) really got me thinking...
You're right - it *should* be metered, but the real issue here is that many ISPs advertise that they offer 'XXmbit per second' & do *not* mention a cap or any kind of actual tiered pricing or metering. Then, when you "over consume" (meaning use more than they think you should, more than some magic [invisible] number that they have come up with), they get upset.
I'm all for metered pricing - but only if it's actually what I'm buying. If I'm buying based on a XXmbit per second price structure & no metered structure (or cap) is advertised then I expect that I can use as much total bandwidth as I would like. The problem is that, as of late, no matter how a plan is advertised (and *very* few are advertised as metered, at least at a consumer level) they're usually imposing some sort of cap or metering system, even if that is *not* the way the product was originally marketed.
I'll bite... What continent?
That's actually incorrect...
Although I'm sure that their sample size is never big enough to trust their numbers (I've got to believe it's +/- 2% or so personally), but according to this FAQ the numbers you see in the news are based off of a 'monthly sample survey'.
"Is the count of unemployed persons limited to just those people receiving unemployment insurance benefits?
No; the estimate of unemployment is based on a monthly sample survey of households. All persons who are without jobs and are actively seeking and available to work are included among the unemployed. (People on temporary layoff are included even if they do not actively seek work.) There is no requirement or question relating to unemployment insurance benefits in the monthly survey."
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.faq.htm
Although common sense logic says that you're correct, who is to say that Facebook, or even another third party (non-facebook-friend, read: advertisers), is not included in "others". This definitely needs clarification. a whoabot is spot-on with this.
I'd say that you likely have bigger issues...