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Kitchener, ON | Shot of Reality Been watching "our" Internet since it's conception. In reading the article, watching the video clip and reading the chatter here I find that clarification is needed.
1. "Our" Internet can not be shut down or filtered by just one backbone provider.
2. Any backbone provider pulling stunts like filtering, throttling, intrusion on privacy etc. would be starting it's own demise in short order if they ever tried such blatant disrespect.
3. Prudent Admins have tools available to [let's say] tune in such idiotic practices.
4. Quote: "Do things have to go back to fiber being cut?"
5. Since most OS's are server capable it's not a big problem to encrypt all traffic. Neither is putting said provider in tarpits.
At present real criminals are using "state of the art" encryption, proxies, dumb servers, bots and many other ways to communicate already. In some cases undocumented protocols which make them invisible or close to invisible on "our" Internet.
For AT&T or anyone to watch and or filter traffic as a backbone provider is ludicrous.
I think the real point to watching user traffic is due to ISP's wanting control over media, P2P and any high bandwidth users. Hence influenced by RIAA MPAA and Media Companies.
The battle that wages in the USA is actually degrading innovation, profits, freedom and quality of life. NSA already has all the info on anyone they need as they need it. Therefore AT&T ploy is just an outright attack on average users.
If USA was not such a bully to the rest of the world they would have less problems. Anyone hoping to survive in the near future must adapt and USA corporations, government and rich PPL fail this test dismally.
By stealing resources from other countries and not sustaining it's self USA is putting themselves and those countries at risk.
What AT&T and rest of providers should be doing is creating the best and fastest Internet for the cheapest prices. Also extending the Internet to ALL areas of the country as they do.
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