One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen

Re:One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen by pktgen on Sunday February 23, 2014 @07:39PM (#7288462)

> Really? That's a special kind of evil and should be illegal.

Nah, no need to make it illegal. He's referring to AT&T's "GigaPower" gigabit service in Austin... the same service that's available from 2 other providers for the same, or cheaper, as what AT&T's charging for their data-mined bullshit.

AT&T will have a fun time getting customers when Google and Grande point that out in their attack ads. :D

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Re:One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen by Amezarak on Sunday February 23, 2014 @09:04PM (#7288711)

Unless Grande and Google eventually decide to do the same thing. Why not, from their perspective?

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Re:One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen by mirkules on Monday February 24, 2014 @10:33AM (#7291293)

Frankly, I would be surprised if this was not in Google's ToS from the start, considering that Google's core business model is mining of big data. I suspect there wouldn't be an option to turn it off, not even by paying extra.

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Re:One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen by Filligree on Monday February 24, 2014 @04:19PM (#7293473)

Google doesn't need to, your encrypted traffic is to their servers.

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Re:One of the Most Alarming Internet Proposals I've Seen by nandhp on Sunday February 23, 2014 @07:51PM (#7288505)

One other provider. Neither Google (1 Gbps, "by mid 2014") nor Time Warner (300 Mbps, "by the fall of 2014") is yet offering comparable service. Only AT&T and Grande have any actual ultra-high-speed customers at this time.

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