Internet to be modernised at long last

[Wendy M. Grossman]

Ahem. First of all, CB radio was far more than a fad - it was massively 
useful for long-distance drivers of all kinds. When it largely died it 
wasn';t because of passing fashion but because of **cell phones**. That 
said, there are parts of the US where it's still damn useful (because 
long distances between broken down gas stations aren't exactly full of 
masts.)

SL: still in use by businesses. IBM saves a small fortune by holding 
virtual meetings there. Also beloved by certain groups of cult users. 
For most people, though, it's difficult to get started unless you know 
people already or share one of those specific interests. And 
journalists, who write the articles, find Twitter much, much more 
useful, so...

wg

Ian Batten wrote:
> 
> On 23 Apr 2009, at 18:27, Florian Weimer wrote:
>>
>> On-demand wiretapping doesn't need DPI.  You may need a new license
>> from your router vendor, and a mediation device.
> 
> I bet that's not why they want DPI.  All that talk about extracting 
> `communications data' (ie so-and-so communicated with so-and-so) from 
> Second Life et al pretty much mandates DPI.
> 
> In passing, whatever happened to Second Life?  A few years ago every 
> newspaper couldn't shut up about it, and there was talk about 
> advertising campaigns and embassies.  Now it appears to be like CB radio.
> 
> ian
> 
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