Flying through SJC there is (or was -- haven't used that airport in a while) a cop on duty. I had reason to film a TSA agent, who objected to me pulling out my phone and videoing him (including a close up of his badge).
He told me to stop, claiming it was forbidden, and I said no thanks. Fortunately, instead of trying to grab my phone, he called over a cop who was sitting and looking board behind a counter and told him about my terrible behavior. The cop told him it was fine for me to do so and that he should leave me alone about it.
The best part is he told me to stop by his counter after I had my bag back and he would give me a complaint form. I definitly stopped by but decided not to press my luck and did not submit the form
I really doubt MasterCard wants to turn down revenue.
Typically these decisions are due to pressure from congresspeople or other regulators (State AGs are too small potatoes for bug international networks like MC, but, as we have seen, can hit smaller entities like backpage).
This is similar to the relations between government and the telecoms (or not -- look at Joseph Naccio).
I think Apple is indeed choosing to avoid certain (cough) content on its platforms. I really doubt MC cares.
regulation gives their decisions added weight. Financial intermediaries are in the business of making money, not curating for a particular audience, so they have less incentive to moderate than publishers.
As the example of operation choke point shows, it’s bad actors in government elected officials: senators, reps, state attorneys general) who wield the carrot and stick against the banks. Why would a bank turn down revenue?
The stick is a regulatory trade off: go after the “vice” accounts (sex, alcohol. gambling, guns) and we won’t effect more onerous regulations on you.
The carrot is typically not actually cutting these guys off but instead charging them punitive fees, so they can simultaneously show the government how they following the rules and make extra revenue.
Google should use the example of a dictionary: it can indeed be copyrighted, including the definitions, but two different dictionaries can have the same words (e.g. both can include the words "obscure", "judicial", and "frog"). Each has to write its own definition but it is hardly infringement if a user could consult either dictionary and end up with pretty much the same impression of what a frog is.
If impersonating others were a real problem the free market would take care of it.
In fact these people should be glad their names were used because it was in the cause of unleashing the competition that will sweep the problem away!
I am certain about all this because I read Ayn Rand's, Jozef Schumpeter's and future nobelist Paul Ryan's incisive writing on the evils of so-called Net Neutrality.
They only measure what their customers want, which means advertisers should be reluctant to use the data when figuring out how much to spend.
Case in point: my house was chosen as a "Nielsen household". But we don't have TV service (Netflix and youtube seem to be more than enough for us). Since we don't have cable or OTA service, they don't count us...but every couple of months come round to see if they can survey us.
Either our house is part of their representative sample or it isn't. You can't keep trying to count us but not be willing to take a zero in the dataset.
If NBC hand't been afraid, this might have come out sooner and given time for Trump to let it blow over as previous revelations have. Instead he has much less room to manoever.
(Clearly "worse" is the wrong word for everyone but the cable industry). My only choice is COMCAST. It's cheaper to buy internet + TV, so that's what I got. Slightly cheaper still if I chose cablecard which of course I did. So have a cablecard taped to the modem (mine, not theirs) for when I cancel internet service.
I'm in their stats as a cable subsriber but there are no cable advertisers getting any "benefit" from my subscription. This is simply COMCAST cooking the books.
The numbers are even worse: my vacation house was selected by Nielsen to be monitored for TV viewership. Every couple of months the local rep tries to get me to sign up, but then when they realize I haven't bought a TV "yet" they go away and my house is not in the numbers. That's right: if I purchased a TV, even if I never used it, I'd be counted. So national subscriber percentages are artifically inflated too.
In addition to trying to argue that the FCC doesn't have the authority to police such behavior
They should be careful raising this: if they win it, there's a whole raft of FTC lawyers ready to rain down brimstone on them -- with more teeth than the FCC. In fact it might lead to more comprehensive consumer protection. Trust me, Comcast, you have a sweet deal already.
Twitter has made some dubious decisions over the years -- if they decided to deliberately troll the crazy English libel system it would help redeem them!
Until she actually allowed Böhmermann to be arrested I actually thought it was a materful troll by Merkel. Because if it had been a civil suit it would simply have Streisanded the hell out of Erdoğan's complaints and make him look even more like a dick. Perhaps that was the intent and she let it get out of hand.
A good cue for the US State AGs to act
Now the a state AGs should sue the post office for maintaining the addresses of the Backpage defendants!
Had a cop defend me on this once
Flying through SJC there is (or was -- haven't used that airport in a while) a cop on duty. I had reason to film a TSA agent, who objected to me pulling out my phone and videoing him (including a close up of his badge). He told me to stop, claiming it was forbidden, and I said no thanks. Fortunately, instead of trying to grab my phone, he called over a cop who was sitting and looking board behind a counter and told him about my terrible behavior. The cop told him it was fine for me to do so and that he should leave me alone about it. The best part is he told me to stop by his counter after I had my bag back and he would give me a complaint form. I definitly stopped by but decided not to press my luck and did not submit the form
So no Jan 6 committee presentation?
Yestreday's presentation included a 10 minute film of nothing but terrorist violence. The way this reads, that would be forbidden too.
Let's assign the blame where it really is due
I really doubt MasterCard wants to turn down revenue.
Typically these decisions are due to pressure from congresspeople or other regulators (State AGs are too small potatoes for bug international networks like MC, but, as we have seen, can hit smaller entities like backpage).
This is similar to the relations between government and the telecoms (or not -- look at Joseph Naccio).
I think Apple is indeed choosing to avoid certain (cough) content on its platforms. I really doubt MC cares.
Here is the key factor:
As the example of operation choke point shows, it’s bad actors in government elected officials: senators, reps, state attorneys general) who wield the carrot and stick against the banks. Why would a bank turn down revenue?
The stick is a regulatory trade off: go after the “vice” accounts (sex, alcohol. gambling, guns) and we won’t effect more onerous regulations on you.
The carrot is typically not actually cutting these guys off but instead charging them punitive fees, so they can simultaneously show the government how they following the rules and make extra revenue.
For the technically illiterate
Google should use the example of a dictionary: it can indeed be copyrighted, including the definitions, but two different dictionaries can have the same words (e.g. both can include the words "obscure", "judicial", and "frog"). Each has to write its own definition but it is hardly infringement if a user could consult either dictionary and end up with pretty much the same impression of what a frog is.
What if it's reverse Stresand?
Perhaps Pinkerton's wants the publicity?
Could be worse:
> Trump's phone habits continues to be a giant middle finger toward transparency (like adhering to the Presidential Records Act)
Hey, at least the Russians and Chinese are stepping up to keep records for us.
Wow, Mike!
This is well deserved!
Oh come on!
If impersonating others were a real problem the free market would take care of it.
In fact these people should be glad their names were used because it was in the cause of unleashing the competition that will sweep the problem away!
I am certain about all this because I read Ayn Rand's, Jozef Schumpeter's and future nobelist Paul Ryan's incisive writing on the evils of so-called Net Neutrality.
Please list the sites
I'm sure that google will not comply, since they are evil and do not believe in justice.
So if you would list the sites we can be careful not to go to them. If we didnt' know we might accidentally visit them.
In fact we can post the list on our own pages to make sure everybody knows where not to go.
Thanks for your help!
You forgot techdirt deals
I figured it was worth changing too.
Nielsendata are rediculous anyway
They only measure what their customers want, which means advertisers should be reluctant to use the data when figuring out how much to spend.
Case in point: my house was chosen as a "Nielsen household". But we don't have TV service (Netflix and youtube seem to be more than enough for us). Since we don't have cable or OTA service, they don't count us...but every couple of months come round to see if they can survey us.
Either our house is part of their representative sample or it isn't. You can't keep trying to count us but not be willing to take a zero in the dataset.
winderful irony
If NBC hand't been afraid, this might have come out sooner and given time for Trump to let it blow over as previous revelations have. Instead he has much less room to manoever.
And the internet existed before ICANN..
And I think nobody would say that ICANN has ever worked "perfectly". What clueless idiots who would happily break something they don't understamd.
It's the DHS
incompetence is not newsworthy. Competence would be.
It's no surprise they are the lowest ranked cabinet position, behind even interior and veterans affairs.
Even more than the numbers show
(Clearly "worse" is the wrong word for everyone but the cable industry). My only choice is COMCAST. It's cheaper to buy internet + TV, so that's what I got. Slightly cheaper still if I chose cablecard which of course I did. So have a cablecard taped to the modem (mine, not theirs) for when I cancel internet service.
I'm in their stats as a cable subsriber but there are no cable advertisers getting any "benefit" from my subscription. This is simply COMCAST cooking the books.
The numbers are even worse: my vacation house was selected by Nielsen to be monitored for TV viewership. Every couple of months the local rep tries to get me to sign up, but then when they realize I haven't bought a TV "yet" they go away and my house is not in the numbers. That's right: if I purchased a TV, even if I never used it, I'd be counted. So national subscriber percentages are artifically inflated too.
They probably don't want to win this...
Deliberate Streisand troll by Twitter?
Twitter has made some dubious decisions over the years -- if they decided to deliberately troll the crazy English libel system it would help redeem them!
thought it was a troll
Until she actually allowed Böhmermann to be arrested I actually thought it was a materful troll by Merkel. Because if it had been a civil suit it would simply have Streisanded the hell out of Erdoğan's complaints and make him look even more like a dick. Perhaps that was the intent and she let it get out of hand.