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Saturday Metaverse

[May 12, 2012, 10:26 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Opinion: Data caps aren’t perfect, but that’s OK.

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Re: Saturday Metaverse

May 12, 2012, 18:03

mag

NKD wrote on May 12, 2012, 17:40: zirik wrote on May 12, 2012, 12:54: it would be nice if the guy disclosed at the beginning of the article that he works for a think thank that lobbies for the major telcos and hollywood companies who want justification for limiting data usage under a tiered system. why is ars letting organizations like that into their site? i guess when it comes to their ethos money trumps accuracy and integrity. So disregarding opposing viewpoints would show more integrity? Guy may be a mouthpiece, but some of us like to know what our opponents viewpoints are rather than living in our own little world. I think the large issue is that the article doesn't disclose for whom this guy works, and that they have a very particular axe to grind w.r.t. consumer rights/protections, and the exploitation thereof.

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Comment [quote="mag"May 12, 2012, 18:03][quote="NKD"May 12, 2012, 17:40][quote="zirik"May 12, 2012, 12:54]it would be nice if the guy disclosed at the beginning of the article that he works for a think thank that lobbies for the major telcos and hollywood companies who want justification for limiting data usage under a tiered system. why is ars letting organizations like that into their site? i guess when it comes to their ethos money trumps accuracy and integrity. [/quote] So disregarding opposing viewpoints would show more integrity? Guy may be a mouthpiece, but some of us like to know what our opponents viewpoints are rather than living in our own little world. [/quote] I think the large issue is that the article doesn't disclose for whom this guy works, and that they have a very particular axe to grind w.r.t. consumer rights/protections, and the exploitation thereof. [/quote]

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