Although Google's search competitors whine, my guess is the only reason the FTC is being called in on this one is Google's experiments with high speed internet in Kansas City. The telcos have more pull in D.C. than any of the tech companies do, and they speak monopoly as well as any industry in the U.S.
There is one reason I can think of to control this: how do you know the DNA is from the person they say it is? Getting someone else's DNA information seems like the ultimate form of identity theft, and, although it would be difficult to use such information today, that information will no doubt become useful in the near future.
I was wondering if any of you have read Janis Ian's 2002 article on this subject? Interesting read considering the date of the article: http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html
"Everyone I talked to about television, people in the music business, told me, 'You better not be doing television on a regular basis or people won't come to see you. Why buy a ticket if they can see you on television?' Well, that was a myth. It wasn't true." - Porter Wagoner, Country Legend
Kansas City
Although Google's search competitors whine, my guess is the only reason the FTC is being called in on this one is Google's experiments with high speed internet in Kansas City. The telcos have more pull in D.C. than any of the tech companies do, and they speak monopoly as well as any industry in the U.S.
(PS: DuckDuckGo rocks)
Unintended consequences?
Will the price hike cause people to cancel their cable TV service in order to keep Netflix?
Ultimate ID Theft
There is one reason I can think of to control this: how do you know the DNA is from the person they say it is? Getting someone else's DNA information seems like the ultimate form of identity theft, and, although it would be difficult to use such information today, that information will no doubt become useful in the near future.
Janis Ian's Take on Free
I was wondering if any of you have read Janis Ian's 2002 article on this subject? Interesting read considering the date of the article: http://www.janisian.com/article-internet_debacle.html
And not just Hip Hop
"Everyone I talked to about television, people in the music business, told me, 'You better not be doing television on a regular basis or people won't come to see you. Why buy a ticket if they can see you on television?' Well, that was a myth. It wasn't true." - Porter Wagoner, Country Legend
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/17/music.porters.revival.ap/index.html