The problem with defining Net neutrality so the government can regulate it is a little like the problem of defining obscenity so the government can ban it: You know it when you see it. Full Story »
Posted by Michael Bugeja
This post on Google's backtracking from advocating for Net Neutrality is intriguing for its disclosure about the author and its mild but nevertheless evident criticism of the corporate technology giant. The occasion for the post is an article about Google in the Wall Street Journal. Some of the language is technical, and the author could have done better in describing it to a general audience, although CNET News viewers should be able to follow the morale of the narrative: "Some of Net neutrality's most vigorous proponents may not like it when those same vague and open-ended rules apply to them."
I have been researching Google's corporate acquisitions and impact on Internet since the company backtracked on its motto in the 2006 deal with China. I'll provide some links below. The reality is when the chips are down, Google cares more about profit than service.
This is hardly the end of Net neutrality regulations. There’s no indication that President-elect Barack Obama has changed his mind about its desirability, and liberal ... More »
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