The big problem with unlimited data is that it undermines the business plan of "Zero Rated" content. If you have unlimited data, or even simply enough data, then there no reason to have Zero Rated content.
Zero Rated content is a euphemism for a back room deal where a data provider (like Netflix) pays AT&T to be Zero Rated. (eg, for Netflix data not to count against your data cap -- a cap you wouldn't have with unlimited data)
Think of all that extra revenue from Zero Rated business model.
AT&T gets paid by both ends of the connection. Not just the end that they service. But the other end as well.
In case you haven't heard, after the coronation, everything is going to be magical rainbows and unicorns! America will be great again. Whatever that means.
Everyone will be happy and healthy. ACA will be repealed, but replaced with some magical thing that will make everyone insured with similar benefits as the ACA but without whatever evil substance makes the ACA so bad.
America will be able to insult its way to success. And intimidate other countries into building factories in America and send us all their jobs -- as long as the workers have the necessary prescribed skin color.
Hillary will be in jail which will somehow magically improve everyone's life!
As for economic opportunities, just watch to see how well the president's businesses do after using the powers of office to negotiate favorable deals with other nations, even at the expense of the American people.
Maybe you will get everything you dream of after the coronation in a few days.
Like all abusive monopolies, you will soon overreach. To the point that some future administration will do something tantamount to the AT&T breakup.
Choose wisely just how much you want to screw consumers.
Here's an idea! How about unbundling all content from connectivity. Make your connectivity be the biggest, fastest, bestest dumb pipes there ever was. Make America's internet service great again. At least get it up into the top 20 of the world. Set your prices to cover the cost of building out and maintaining your network and your profit. Be competitive. Just sell great service at great prices. No need for disgusting back room deals with content providers to favor certain content as "zero-rated".
As for content, make great content. Make that content available to everyone on all networks without discrimination.
As for building a wall, how about let's not build a wall. Walled gardens are really just prison camps.
You mean Trump proverb? * always blame the messenger [they're losers, etc] * unless the message supports [you] * never admit you are wrong [trump vs intelligence community]
Once the public becomes upset, you won't believe the ingenious ways that people will find to screw with or just plain sabotage the robots.
Well, maybe not pizza delivery robots that cook the pizza during the delivery. Timed so that it just pops out of the oven as the robot reaches your front door.
It may be easier to subpoena the records of everything that went into the AI's decisions. Especially if the programming is rigged. Reproducible inputs, and outputs using the same software and learned training data.
In fact, computerized systems may make it impossible to hide things that were once deliberately concealed in corrupt human brains behind claims of "I don't seem to recall", "I have no memory of that".
Another problem with IoT is the T will usually outlast the component doing the I. That is, your smart toaster will toast long after the computer part of it breaks, is obsolete, or unsupported.
Similarly, your fridge will probably last 20 years, but the "smart" part of it will be obsolete, or unsupported in 3 to 5 years.
I see I misread you. Yes, it is possible to create problems with a recording that asks Alexa to purchase something. And that could be a problem.
But I was talking about a privacy issue, like with OnStar. If OnStar has big brother listening for the past 15 years, then OnStar should have a "privacy button" feature that signals big brother of something interesting.
I agree, it doesn't need the button. But the button is labelled such that consumers will press it when they are talking about something private, which can signal Amazon, or OnStar that what follows is going to be especially interesting.
So the button is a useful feature. (For big brother.)
It is more than marketing. What you're saying is that a toaster manufacturer will drop the marketing label: "won't burn your house down!", but will continue to make toasters that burn your house down.
The "won't burn your house down!" is not a feature. Not any more than "Secure". It is something that should be a base expectation for the product to even be saleable or fit for purpose.
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Unlimited Data Must Go!
Zero Rated content is a euphemism for a back room deal where a data provider (like Netflix) pays AT&T to be Zero Rated. (eg, for Netflix data not to count against your data cap -- a cap you wouldn't have with unlimited data)
Think of all that extra revenue from Zero Rated business model.
AT&T gets paid by both ends of the connection. Not just the end that they service. But the other end as well.
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Should one be ignored and one prosecuted?
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Re: Re: I guess the question is...
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Everyone will be happy and healthy. ACA will be repealed, but replaced with some magical thing that will make everyone insured with similar benefits as the ACA but without whatever evil substance makes the ACA so bad.
America will be able to insult its way to success. And intimidate other countries into building factories in America and send us all their jobs -- as long as the workers have the necessary prescribed skin color.
Hillary will be in jail which will somehow magically improve everyone's life!
As for economic opportunities, just watch to see how well the president's businesses do after using the powers of office to negotiate favorable deals with other nations, even at the expense of the American people.
Life will be beautiful!
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Be careful what you wish for
Be careful what you wish for.
Maybe you will get everything you dream of after the coronation in a few days.
Like all abusive monopolies, you will soon overreach. To the point that some future administration will do something tantamount to the AT&T breakup.
Choose wisely just how much you want to screw consumers.
Here's an idea! How about unbundling all content from connectivity. Make your connectivity be the biggest, fastest, bestest dumb pipes there ever was. Make America's internet service great again. At least get it up into the top 20 of the world. Set your prices to cover the cost of building out and maintaining your network and your profit. Be competitive. Just sell great service at great prices. No need for disgusting back room deals with content providers to favor certain content as "zero-rated".
As for content, make great content. Make that content available to everyone on all networks without discrimination.
As for building a wall, how about let's not build a wall. Walled gardens are really just prison camps.
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* always blame the messenger [they're losers, etc]
* unless the message supports [you]
* never admit you are wrong [trump vs intelligence community]
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The President will have to send a five digit security code over twitter in order to activate Skynet.
That code probably won't match what most sensible people use for their luggage.
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Re: It's that time again.
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I think the answer depends on which political party is in power.
And what if it is more like 80 % instead of 20 % ?
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Re: An AI that can read a doctor's handwriting?
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On one level, it would be like blaming DELL. Hey, the machine just does what you program it to do.
It's a similar problem, just a different level of abstraction. If the company is using AI to game the system, there will be data to prove this.
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Well, maybe not pizza delivery robots that cook the pizza during the delivery. Timed so that it just pops out of the oven as the robot reaches your front door.
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In fact, computerized systems may make it impossible to hide things that were once deliberately concealed in corrupt human brains behind claims of "I don't seem to recall", "I have no memory of that".
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Similarly, your fridge will probably last 20 years, but the "smart" part of it will be obsolete, or unsupported in 3 to 5 years.
Ditto smart TVs.
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But I was talking about a privacy issue, like with OnStar. If OnStar has big brother listening for the past 15 years, then OnStar should have a "privacy button" feature that signals big brother of something interesting.
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If the privacy button is pressed, this should signal them to silently listen in.
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I agree, it doesn't need the button. But the button is labelled such that consumers will press it when they are talking about something private, which can signal Amazon, or OnStar that what follows is going to be especially interesting.
So the button is a useful feature. (For big brother.)
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The Button
Does OnStar have such a button?
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The "won't burn your house down!" is not a feature. Not any more than "Secure". It is something that should be a base expectation for the product to even be saleable or fit for purpose.
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