Are you sure the lawyers are not behind all this?

Mr. "John" (posted previously) knows more than he's telling!

> First off, don’t listen to everything
> you hear on the news.

BRAVO.

John knows, that Google is hedging the bet that they know more about PRIVACY than you do, and that you'll listen and follow them. Which you are.

If you actually READ the bill, (Which most reporters and bloggers haven't) and then plug-in some players between the lines, you'll see that "Neutrality" is not neutrality at all.

If you track some phishing and fraud spam -- really track it back to the money stream -- you'll see that the fundamental basis of "neutrality" bill presents some rather serious repercussions that no one will realize until it's too late. Then all the "Mov'in On" people will be belly-aching about all the spam and about the NEXT bill on the docket to "Regulate" the vote they promoted last year. If you want proof, just take a sober look at ICANN. The worst blunder in the history of the internet, and we can never take that one back.

This is famous legislative lunacy that writes a law which will, in effect, over-write, or affect the use of, an existing law -- and then need more laws to fix the blunders of the previous law. Are you sure the lawyers are not behind all this?

We need to enforce the laws we have. Not invent new ones that we don't know (or have forgotten) are already on the books.

What part of "PRIVATE" don't they understand?

Go back to Law 101 and read the Computer Tresspass law. In fact, just read Title 17 and 18. Then read it again. Be reminded that BY LAW, the ISP you want to enforce "neutrality" on is a "PRIVATE" area network. So again, what part of "PRIVATE" don't they understand?

One person cries "They're taking away our rights" and everyone else jumps on in line like hookers at the country carnival. When in reality, it's not "rights" they're taking away, it's your PRIVACY.

This is not about neutrality at all. This is about giving permission to anyone with deep pockets to send any data into your PRIVATE network they so desire. It guarantees them the right, and prevents you from blocking, throttling or charging for that data.

So think about it for a minute. Let's leave your front door, or your car door open all the time -- to uphold neutrality. After all, the crooks, profiteers, prostitutes gamblers, phishers and the likes all have rights too --- right? Oh, and Firewalls? There's nothing more discriminating than a firewall, right? Let's remove all those nasty anti-neutrality firewalls too. As they say, "ALL transmitted data should be treated equally," right?

With a Net Neutrality law at Federal level, consider who will get hurt. Consider all those online criminals out there who would LOVE to dig their teeth into Net Neutrality. Even if you don't, organized crime fully understands PRIVACY. They spend tons of money figuring out ways to violate it.

Consider Google's "affiliate" link farms sucking YOUR search engine rankings down to page 654 in the search results -- clearly against Google's policy, but readily available to Google clients who can guarantee "X" number of views of Google Ads. So YOUR keywords and search results end up on a link-farm page that has nothing to do with the search, whatsoever.

But it's really not about neutrality. The big-boys have just thrown up a huge media blitz to obscure what it's really about...

Consider your grade and middle schools. Their networks regularly block or give priority to specific web content purveyors -- forbidden by "Net Neutrality." Organized online crime LOVES Net Neutrality. They're screaming "treat all data equally" ... they believe their porn, gambling and hate should (by law) reach everyone, no matter who or how old. After all, that's what neutrality is all about, right?

Consider ISPs glutted with music and DVD sharing. Consider colleges and universities now throttling band-width hogs so they can conduct legitimate education. No, no... those content providers have just as much right to clog your bandwidth as legitimate content.

Consider the meaning of "PRIVATE" and the FREEDOM to JUST SAY NO.
Then plug it into your "neutrality" formula and when it's all said and done, figure out a way to hide that black eye.

The internet is well known for the ability to find its own level. Leave it alone.

If good people just pay attention to what's right, the internet will be fine without big business or legislative help. On that you can be sure.

Fred

Moneycontrol Tech Blog, India - Jun 11, 2006The rejection of the net neutrality bill in US courts has come as a severe blow to Google, eBay , Amazon and many others who were lobbying for the cause. …>>> Read more…

First off, don't listen to everything you hear on the news. Google and their buddies want a free internet? Foolishness, they know the game. If congress passes a law which allows cable companies to charge websites on bandwidth, guess who will be able to afford the new costs? That’s right Google, and who won’t? The next Google like startup, the costs will be too high. Yes, a monopoly will happen immediately over the internet premium services. Google doesn’t want it? Hog wash, they welcome it.

who I feel will not understand the consequences until it is to late. I urge you to read up on this subject and then contact your representatives in the Senate and have them fight for net neutrality. Articles to read: Fight hard for 'net neutrality'Net Neutrality Bill Rejected, Users Fear Consequences House rejects Net neutrality rules Defeat for net neutrality backers ~ ~ ~ Posted by: dimbulb - 8:38 AM MDT Catagories - News Politics | |