Ars Technica has recently published a great article on current “deep packet filtering” technologies, some of their uses, and how this relates to the net neutrality debate. Excellent reading, and highly recommended.
Net Neutrality and Deep Packet Filtering
by Matthew Smith · July 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Categories: Technology
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1 Disturbing P2P Amendment Overturned at digivation.net | Ideas. With sauce. // Jul 27, 2007 at 8:51 am
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2 HandsOffPlease // Jul 27, 2007 at 9:21 am
Some good points in that post. Steve Forbes wrote an interesting editorial in The Washington Times arguing against net neutrality regulations, which my organization at Hands Off the Internet, agrees.
“This kind of backdoor Internet regulation is just another flavor of the “net neutrality” approach that some members of Congress are trying to impose on the country’s wired broadband networks. It’s a great deal for giant online content providers like Google who would get a mandated below-cost ride for their premium services, but it can only discourage investment in broadband capacity that’s essential to national economic growth.”
3 Matthew Smith // Jul 27, 2007 at 12:03 pm
Interesting article, though I am more inclined to fall on the more neutrality, more openness side of the debate. I’m trying to stay out of this debate for the most part, at least until I manage to make up my mind about it.
After all, the consumer does need choice. If there is no choice, how does one “vote” with their dollars and cents?
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