FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues
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@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
That's a great example of why paid prioritization is a problem. TSA Precheck is BS. "Fast lanes for the rich to bypass security?" WTF America.
I do love my TSA Precheck, but totally agree that it is bullshit. If my company didn't pay for it, I would have never gotten it.
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@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
"Blackburn has argued in favor of paid prioritization, saying that websites and online services should pay ISPs for priority access just as Americans pay for TSA Precheck in order to go through airport security lines faster."
That's a great example of why paid prioritization is a problem. TSA Precheck is BS. "Fast lanes for the rich to bypass security?" WTF America.
I don't consider this the same at all.
With TSA precheck - people are put through a security background check - as long as you don't have anything outstanding about yourself, they (TSA) have less to worry about you over. Is it great? no of course not, but as that show (can't recall name now) showed - TSA is all theater anyhow.
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@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
"Blackburn has argued in favor of paid prioritization, saying that websites and online services should pay ISPs for priority access just as Americans pay for TSA Precheck in order to go through airport security lines faster."
That's a great example of why paid prioritization is a problem. TSA Precheck is BS. "Fast lanes for the rich to bypass security?" WTF America.
I don't consider this the same at all.
With TSA precheck - people are put through a security background check - as long as you don't have anything outstanding about yourself, they (TSA) have less to worry about you over. Is it great? no of course not, but as that show (can't recall name now) showed - TSA is all theater anyhow.
Adam Ruins Everything.
Yeah, it's all fake. And so it isn't prioritizing people with a good record, it's just prioritizing those that pay to line jump.
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@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
"Blackburn has argued in favor of paid prioritization, saying that websites and online services should pay ISPs for priority access just as Americans pay for TSA Precheck in order to go through airport security lines faster."
That's a great example of why paid prioritization is a problem. TSA Precheck is BS. "Fast lanes for the rich to bypass security?" WTF America.
I don't consider this the same at all.
With TSA precheck - people are put through a security background check - as long as you don't have anything outstanding about yourself, they (TSA) have less to worry about you over. Is it great? no of course not, but as that show (can't recall name now) showed - TSA is all theater anyhow.
Adam Ruins Everything.
Yeah, it's all fake. And so it isn't prioritizing people with a good record, it's just prioritizing those that pay to line jump.
Considering the other current options - I'm OK with that.
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@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
@coliver said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
"Blackburn has argued in favor of paid prioritization, saying that websites and online services should pay ISPs for priority access just as Americans pay for TSA Precheck in order to go through airport security lines faster."
That's a great example of why paid prioritization is a problem. TSA Precheck is BS. "Fast lanes for the rich to bypass security?" WTF America.
I don't consider this the same at all.
With TSA precheck - people are put through a security background check - as long as you don't have anything outstanding about yourself, they (TSA) have less to worry about you over. Is it great? no of course not, but as that show (can't recall name now) showed - TSA is all theater anyhow.
Adam Ruins Everything.
Yeah, it's all fake. And so it isn't prioritizing people with a good record, it's just prioritizing those that pay to line jump.
Considering the other current options - I'm OK with that.
You are okay with paid prioritization in the public space?
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I think nothing from the government should involve bribes, official or unofficial, to prioritize over other people. Private space, that's different, but nothing public. Would you be okay if you could pay for easier voting, for example?
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@scottalanmiller said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I think nothing from the government should involve bribes, official or unofficial, to prioritize over other people. Private space, that's different, but nothing public. Would you be okay if you could pay for easier voting, for example?
Frankly - yes. But a mail in ballot is pretty damned easy - and well i do have to pay for the stamp from me to the voting office.
I know it's altruistic to want everyone to be equal from a public POV, but the reality is we are not. And flying isn't public either, these are private businesses (and I'm pretty sure the airports are too - though I leave TONS of room to be wrong) that operate with government oversite. I.E. the TSA is government run, not airport run.
I suppose you're going to say that Pre-Check should be free for everyone - so everyone can be wisked through more quickly... I'm not sure if that plays into the theater affect or not? I'd be OK if it was free for everyone, and those who don't want background checks then you get the slow, take your shoes/belt, etc off line.
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@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I know it's altruistic to want everyone to be equal from a public POV, but the reality is we are not. And flying isn't public either...
The hell it isn't. FAA, airports, TSA... all 100% public.
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@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
I suppose you're going to say that Pre-Check should be free for everyone ....
I think everything provided through tax dollars should be equal. If you want it faster, fix it, don't allow the rich to be excused the poor to suffer.
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@Dashrender said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
(and I'm pretty sure the airports are too - though I leave TONS of room to be wrong)...
They are private like health insurance, ISPs, FAA, the highway and other utilities are private... all as a farce and theatre. They are public utilities with a lot of corruption involved. No matter whose banner is slapped on it, it's a public utility and the government owns it, they just want to put on "capitalism theater" for you, and it works. They make it seem like capitalism and choice and free market are all at play, but they are not. The government decides there will be an airport, they choose where and how big and how expensive, they decide everything. Then they hire some company to funnel money around to make it look like consumers have choice.
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Comcast uses NBC to harm other cable companies, rivals say
Lobby requests DOJ antitrust probe into Comcast abuse of TV channel ownership.
Comcast's smaller rivals in the cable industry have called on the Department of Justice to investigate whether Comcast uses its ownership of TV programming to harm competitors.
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Comcast forced to pay refunds after its hidden fees hurt customers’ credit
AG: Comcast tricked customers into long-term contracts, then raised bills 40%.
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AT&T CEO: State net neutrality and privacy laws are a “total disaster”
Um. . . yeah because you're not allowed to do whatever the hell you want. . .
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@DustinB3403 Cool!
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Comcast raises cable TV bills again—even if you’re under contract
Broadcast TV fee goes from $8 to $10, sports fee rises from $6.50 to $8.25.
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Charter, Comcast don’t have 1st Amendment right to discriminate, court rules
Byron Allen's multi-billion dollar suits against Charter and Comcast can proceed.
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@mlnews said in FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues:
Comcast raises cable TV bills again—even if you’re under contract
Broadcast TV fee goes from $8 to $10, sports fee rises from $6.50 to $8.25.
without reading the link, I'm guessing those are pass through fees, not fees created by Comcast, so they likely have an out in the contract for them. i.e. not something the contract says can't raise.
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Ajit Pai buries 2-year-old speed test data in appendix of 762-page report
Long-delayed report shows DSL ISPs are still bad at providing advertised speeds.
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After broken promise, AT&T says it’ll stop selling phone location data
Data ended up on black market—now carriers say they'll halt sales in March.
The four major carriers pledged to stop selling customer location data to third-party data brokers in June 2018, but a Motherboard investigation published this week found that T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T were still doing so.
Earlier this week, AT&T said it "only permit[s] sharing of location when a customer gives permission for cases like fraud prevention or emergency roadside assistance or when required by law." But the Motherboard investigation showed that the data was being re-sold on the black market, allowing pretty much anyone to get the location of other people's phones.
