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Competition is not the solution to all problems. That's like suggesting that we don't need laws against fraud in functional healthy markets. Removing monopolie
by eggnet 9y ago
Competition is not the solution to all problems.
That's like suggesting that we don't need laws against fraud in functional healthy markets. Removing monopolies would not fix the privacy issue either.
However, it would probably eliminate the need for net neutrality. In the meantime, we need it.
And we need to keep privacy laws in place until such time that technology makes it impossible for ISPs to discover any details about what you are doing. Don't hold your breath.
- weberc2 9y ago> Competition is not the solution to all problems. Of course not. I didn't say or even imply as much. > However, it would probably eliminate the need for net neutrality. In the meantime, we need it. Maybe, but I think the importance people place on this is exaggerated. If you want it as a stopgap, fine. But let's not pretend that NN is going to seriously impact any of the issues discussed in this article.
- eggnet 9y agoThe problem with your argument is that a significant number of HN readers, I among them, work in the Internet interconnect industry. Network Neutrality didn't go far enough. Most major eyeball networks in the US charge a high fee (should be zero) for interconnecting with content providers. And even after fees have been agreed to, drag their feet on installing the ports or limit port availability. We should be looking for ways to give NN more teeth, not get rid of it. Without NN, ISPs can expand the war currently being fought via port availability and pricing, to specific content within a port... as well as placing traffic shaping and QoS back on the table (legally).
- rtx 9y agoWe should also ban CDNs, they give unfair advantages to big guys.