Tag: consumer
In invoking the need for stringent economic regulations, their proponents regularly bring up the case that without these regulations the dumb consumer would fall prey to food poisoning, faulty production and all other sorts of calamities and disasters. In effect, they are saying that the consumer is far too stupid to have the capacity to…
La cosiddetta Pietra Miliare Civile di Internet, approvata dalla camera dei deputati brasiliana il 25 marzo, si avvia al senato. L’aspetto più seducente del progetto di legge è “neutralità della rete”, uno strumento legale che impedisce ai fornitori di accesso di internet di offrire diversi piani di accesso. Ad esempio, un piano economico per accedere…
The so-called Civil Landmark for the Internet, approved by Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies on March 25, now proceeds to the Senate. One of the main selling points of the bill is “net neutrality,” a legal device to prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from offering various Internet access plans — for instance, a cheaper price for just…