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by Revcb Monday 03-Dec-2012 tags: broadbandbits
• Google Fiber puts the ISPs to shame [infoworld.com]
• CEA Tries to Kill Charter's Video Plan [broadcastingcable.com]
• Time Warner Cable to expand usage-based broadband to all systems, except Oceanic systems in Hawaii, by end of the year [lightreading.com]
• By the Numbers: The fixed-wireless mix [zdnet.com]
• Syria back online after two-day internet blackout [zdnet.com]
• Same-Day Delivery Becomes a Costly Web Battleground [wsj.com]
• Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans' text messages [cnet.com]
• The Internet Isn't Broken; So Why Is The ITU Trying To 'Fix' It? [techdirt.com]
• Apple: No LTE-enabled iPhone 5 for carriers till we say so [telecoms.com]
• FCC Chairman Genachowski: Sprint, Dish will get AWS-4, H Block rules this month [fiercebroadbandwireless.com]

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Mr Matt

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Cops to Congress: We need logs of Americans' text messages

In the 60's and 70's Cops were called pigs. Now they are demonstrating that they are. The only reason that Cops want data retention is because it is easy to do. Most of these new surveillance demands are because technology easily allows overreach by government whether it be the police or other government agencies.

Read the history of the police in the late 1800's. A cop would just walk into a private home/business and just start snooping around. That is why police must get a search warrant to enter a home or business without the owners permission. The same holds true about wiretapping. Police would tap a phone line just to snoop around.

A prime example of this situation was the Lojack scandal in the 90's. Many years ago police were found to be activating Lojack systems in South Florida, in auto's being driven by hot chicks. A couple of police officers were fired because of this abuse of the Lojack system. The cops were caught because Lojack corporate received a report whenever a system was activated.

Surveillance must be controlled by justice in order to avoid abuse by police.
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veloslave
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Google putting ISP's to shame

Gee... who saw this coming???

An incumbent Telco or Cable provider with REAL competition... that has both the best product, and of course the best service... Cable or Telco with customer service satisfaction?? HA! not in this lifetime so far.

I am 51 years old now... nothing would do my heart better than to see the ATT's and Comcasts of the world get their comeuppance (i.e. actually have to compete for their living)

In that world, politics wouldn't be so corrupt ... h3ll, if we are going to dream, let's dream big!
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Mom was right.... I NEED fiber!
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