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AT&T in league with the MPAA
In case you needed another reason to look over your shoulder when uploading or downloading illegal copies of music or movies, it's not just the movie studios and record labels tracking you anymore. AT&T has begun working with content owners to keep pirated media off of its network, making AT&T the first major ISP to take a hands on approach to anti-piracy efforts.AT&T may have started out as a telephone service provider, but now the company offers not only internet service, but also television. In other words, AT&T wants you to sign up for multiple services, and has a vested interest in making sure that you don't use your internet connection to replace your television service altogether.
AT&T is still working out a method for detecting and banning pirated content on its network without violating its customers' privacy. Some might say such a method doesn't really exist. But we'll wait to see what they come up with before passing judgment.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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BoZs13 said 4:25PM on 6-13-2007
Ok, no iPhone for me! I already couldn't stand at&t but this is the last of the last straw. I don't deal with these kind of companies...I kiss them goodbye.
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rod / techfold.com said 10:59PM on 6-13-2007
I wonder how long it will be before AT&T starts scanning voice phone traffic for people arranging trysts with prostitutes, drug deals, or launching terrorist plots.
If you're not doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?
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John said 9:09AM on 6-14-2007
The cat & mouse game continues...next, consumers are all going to be using ENCRYPTED FILE SHARING! An example is http://www.gigatribe.com and there's plenty of other solutions popping up that allow people to encrypt their exchanges...I'll bet AT&T stock goes down today!
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James said 9:55AM on 6-14-2007
I have the luxury of passing judgment right now: ick. I'm glad my fiber comes from Verizon and not AT&T.
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