Re:Apple Rejects Academic App That Detects Net Neutrality Vi...
by snowwrestler on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @09:57PM
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There are many reasons that network speed can vary from request to request on a mobile device, right? Detecting some differences, applying statistical tests and then definitively calling it a "net neutrality violation" does not seem to me to be particularly reliable.
So if Apple's point of view is something like "making this available to unsophisticated users will create a lot of drama, much of it probably unjustified," then I have to admit I'm sympathetic.
Net neutrality is a emotionally charged issue right now, and I'd suggest that proponents are best served by being very confident that the abuses they report are actually abuses.
On top of that, wireless networks were are least partially exempted from the Title II rule anyway, so even if it were still in force, iPhone carriers would still not be subject to all its rules.
So if Apple's point of view is something like "making this available to unsophisticated users will create a lot of drama, much of it probably unjustified," then I have to admit I'm sympathetic.
Net neutrality is a emotionally charged issue right now, and I'd suggest that proponents are best served by being very confident that the abuses they report are actually abuses.
On top of that, wireless networks were are least partially exempted from the Title II rule anyway, so even if it were still in force, iPhone carriers would still not be subject to all its rules.