Google/Verizon Deal

HungryJoe

Should we be afraid, very afraid, or merely indifferent?

Apreche

Should we be afraid, very afraid, or merely indifferent?

IMHO

Nothing to see here, move along.

George Patches

I thought this was debunked?

HungryJoe

I thought this was debunked?

I don't know. That's why I'm asking.

Apreche

I thought this was debunked?

I don't know. That's why I'm asking.

At first there was a rumor they were going to make a deal of evil. That was debunked. However, they were meeting with each other, and they did do something, it just wasn't was was rumored. However, what was rumored and what was real are both net neutrality related.

Basically, they didn't make any deal with each other. All they did was make a proposal. It doesn't have any actual effect on anything. It's just another one of those situations where everyone loses their shit for a few days and then everything goes back to normal. People are still using Facebook after their privacy snafus. Nothing to go crazy about.

Now, the proposal itself is not exactly something I think that should be followed to the letter. For a rundown of this proposal, and what it would mean if it were something that was actually implemented, the EFF has you covered.

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/google-verizon-netneutrality

George Patches

Now, the proposal itself is not exactly something I think that should be followed to the letter. For a rundown of this proposal, and what it would mean if it were something that was actually implemented, the EFF has you covered.

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/google-verizon-netneutrality

Thanks for this.

Victor Frost

This article at Ars Technica is also good.