Communication Breakdown
Communications from the world of, er, communications. And other stuff.
Tuesday 10 April 2007, 12:03 PM
Proof that net neutrality is worth worrying about
For those who've taken the line that the net neutrality debate is a storm in a teacup and nothing to worry about, comes the news that top Canadian telco Rogers has actually started to degrade the user experience for those sending and receiving encrypted data over its networks. So if you're using a VPN over Rogers' service, have fun.
And people really think the same thing couldn't happen with other ISPs? Maybe the law really will protect the user in the UK (as Ofcom claims), maybe it won't - but the threat is real.
And people really think the same thing couldn't happen with other ISPs? Maybe the law really will protect the user in the UK (as Ofcom claims), maybe it won't - but the threat is real.
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