NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Google Hijacked -- Major ISP to Intercept and Modify Web Pages
With this specific rodgers case, I would prefer to see something implemented similar to what my ISP uses (yes i made the mistake of forgetting to pay my bill once) and any time i attempted to visit any site on the web i was redirected to a site telling me that my account was delinquent. Also in the case depicted in the screen shot i think an email to the user stating the same information that has been unnecessarily inserted into the site the user was attempting to visit would be sufficient. Thank you, Josh Smith On Dec 9, 2007 3:12 PM, Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote: > On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Lauren Weinstein wrote: > > Google Hijacked -- Major ISP to Intercept and Modify Web Pages > > > > http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000337.html > > > > [ Due to highly relevant screen capture content, please see the link > > above to read this item. Thanks! ] > > Its probably only fair to also report on Google's "Safer Searching" > program which inserts warning popup messages before forwarding users to > particular web sites <http://www.stopbadware.org/> > > Claiming Google only has two choices, either providing no information > at all to retain its liability protection or being responsible for > all illegal and bad stuff it indexes is a bit of a strawman choice. > > Unlike the postal system and the telephone system which have developed > many ways to add additional information, the Internet is severly lacking. > The post office adds stamp to letters with all sorts of messages about > postage due, return to sender, disaster area - no forwarding address, > and even cute "advertising-like" cancellations. The telephone system has > multiple types of busy signals and special information messages about all > circuits are busy, line restricted to only emergency calls, due to an > earthquake in the area please wait and try your call later. > > It would be great if folks would come up with better ways for applications > to pass along additional information to the user from different layers of > the communications. > > Yes, Rogers could simply cut-off the user's Internet access when their > account balance reaches $0.00 without any warning or information about > what happened. That might satisfy some network-neutrality folks, but > may be annoying for ordinary users trying to figure out why their > Internet "broke." > > Instead of just throwing away letters without the right postage, or > dropping your pay telephone call when you forget to deposit enough money, > it may be preferrable to modify the letter using a postage due stamp or > interrupt the telephone call with a message from the operator to please > deposit additional money to continue the call. > > How should ISPs communicate those types of messages to users, when the > Internet protocols and applications haven't yet evolved to provide a way? > >