What is the difference between cellular data being used on my phone and cellular data being used on my notebook? Data is data.

  • @[email protected]
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    28 months ago

    It’s possible they’ve gotten smarter these days.

    I don’t know how ISPs are allowed to do this when it’s a very obvious violation of net neutrality.

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      18 months ago

      If I recall correctly, they justify it by claiming they need to do deep packet inspection to balance traffic. There’s a fuzzy line between them needing to optimize their network equipment and respecting privacy, and the rulings seem to favor the former.