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Originally posted by 2weird2live2rare2die
... but my question to you is this.. what makes you think our communications aren't monitored anyway?
Originally posted by 2weird2live2rare2die
i see where everyone is coming from with this, but my question to you is this.. what makes you think our communications aren't monitored anyway? i don't think the internet, cellphones, or much of anything other than face to face communications are secure anymore. the patriot act made sure of that, but i'm sure they probably spied on us before 9/11.
Originally posted by 2weird2live2rare2die
i see a lot of posts about the net neutrality issue, but my specific question is why do google and verizon get to make decisions about this in the first place? verizon only provides internet service to some,
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Consumer Protections: A broadband Internet access service provider would be prohibited from preventing users of its broadband Internet access service from--
(1) sending and receiving lawful content of their choice;
(2) running lawful applications and using lawful services of their choice; and
(3) connecting their choice of legal devices that do not harm the network or
service, facilitate theft of service, or harm other users of the service.
Additional Online Services: A provider that offers a broadband Internet access service complying with the above principles could offer any other additional or differentiated services. Such other services would have to be distinguishable in scope and purpose from broadband Internet access service, but could make use of or access Internet content, applications or services and could include traffic prioritization. The FCC would publish an annual report on the effect of these additional services, and immediately report if it finds at any time that these services threaten the meaningful availability of broadband Internet access services or have been devised or promoted in a manner designed to evade these consumer protections.