The Telcos should be paying the content providers!
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Net Neutrality or Not?
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When you think about it, it is the availability of content and services from Ebay, Google, etc. that create subscriber demand to even get a connection. The Telcos are the ones taking a free ride at their expense. Ebay, for instance, has invested heavily to create a community that generates content and engages users online for hours. It is this demand, or them wanting video, or a more responsive gaming experience, etc. that motivates users to shell out for a better connection. The Telcos sell access to all of these services and content to users and leverage it, although they pay nothing for it. I do not really hear people putting forth this argument, though.
I would suspect this is really an anti-affirmative-action scheme. If you hire 1% minorities and can demonstrate only 1% of qualified applicants were minorities, then would be immune. This puts the discriminating employer way better off than comparing the proportion of minorities to the general population which is likely significantly higher. Is there anything to this?
A while back I saw an article in a reputable German science magazine where they calculated the probablity of false positives. I cannot remember the actual numbers, but there was something like 6 predicted matches in a city of 1 million. Maybe someone has the real numbers, but it was suprisingly high. I see this is a huge potential for misuse if used to find suspects. Especially in light of how they would turn the probablilies around saying stuff like there's only a 1 in 50,000 chance this isn't the guy when it is really more like 5 out of 6.
Typically I do, but it is unclear how that might
also come back on me if they are associating that
with my e-mail address/IP, etc. Often when
registering you have to give a valid e-mail that
you might need again later to pick up some
activation key or such. I use a Hotmail account
for this, but I just wonder when THEY will come
around accusing me of trying to hide my
identity - shady suspicious behavior - must
be a potential terrorist. Maybe it will come up
the next time I try to enter the US?
Last night I finally got around to unpacking Trend Micro PC-Cillin. During the installation,
alarms went off in my head as it started asking me about my age, income, and a host of
additional personal information, as I recall.
Then I read their privacy policy on the
registration page (this was the German Version)
and it seemed to indicate they would share
this information with their sales partners.
I thought I bought this product to avoid this
kind of thing.
Doing some web research, however, I didn't
really see many people complaing about this.
Do others have concerns about this
product/company?
I ended up installing Symatec instead.
What happens if they have a source safe with a single "illicit" MP3? Does that mean they can confiscate the entire server? Can the same tactic be used to get it back? It is all so confusing.
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When you think about it, it is the availability of content and services from Ebay, Google, etc. that create subscriber demand to even get a connection. The Telcos are the ones taking a free ride at their expense. Ebay, for instance, has invested heavily to create a community that generates content and engages users online for hours. It is this demand, or them wanting video, or a more responsive gaming experience, etc. that motivates users to shell out for a better connection. The Telcos sell access to all of these services and content to users and leverage it, although they pay nothing for it. I do not really hear people putting forth this argument, though.
I would suspect this is really an anti-affirmative-action scheme.
If you hire 1% minorities and can demonstrate only 1% of qualified
applicants were minorities, then would be immune. This puts the
discriminating employer way better off than comparing the proportion
of minorities to the general population which is likely significantly
higher. Is there anything to this?
A while back I saw an article in a reputable German science magazine where they calculated the probablity of false positives. I cannot remember the actual numbers, but there was something like 6 predicted matches in a city of 1 million. Maybe someone has the real numbers, but it was suprisingly high. I see this is a huge potential for misuse if used to find suspects. Especially in light of how they would turn the probablilies around saying stuff like there's only a 1 in 50,000 chance this isn't the guy when it is really more like 5 out of 6.
Multiple streaming formats on their .org site.
It is NPR, but they also have some great local programming like "The Connection"
Typically I do, but it is unclear how that might also come back on me if they are associating that with my e-mail address/IP, etc. Often when registering you have to give a valid e-mail that you might need again later to pick up some activation key or such. I use a Hotmail account for this, but I just wonder when THEY will come around accusing me of trying to hide my identity - shady suspicious behavior - must be a potential terrorist. Maybe it will come up the next time I try to enter the US?
Last night I finally got around to unpacking Trend Micro PC-Cillin. During the installation, alarms went off in my head as it started asking me about my age, income, and a host of additional personal information, as I recall. Then I read their privacy policy on the registration page (this was the German Version) and it seemed to indicate they would share this information with their sales partners. I thought I bought this product to avoid this kind of thing. Doing some web research, however, I didn't really see many people complaing about this. Do others have concerns about this product/company? I ended up installing Symatec instead.
What happens if they have a source safe with a single "illicit" MP3? Does that mean they can confiscate the entire server? Can the same tactic be used to get it back? It is all so confusing.