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Re: How Net Neutrality Could Sabotage Healthcare Tech
Posted by: Sonia Arrison 2008-05-18 09:57:46

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At last week's UCLA Technology & Aging Conference, representatives from Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Toyota and other big-name firms discussed how technology is reshaping lifestyles for older individuals. However, important policy implications directly connected to these new tools went unspoken. RFID tags that can monitor the status of older individuals, face-recognition video systems that allow two-way video calls when someone simply enters the room, and robot-assisted remote telesurgery are just a few of the amazing systems described at the conference.

Here's the problem with prioritizing based on content.
Posted by: vncoffman 2008-05-18 10:43:41 In reply to: Sonia Arrison

It requires that the content be *monitored*. In other words, Big Brother must watch you. How about we focus on having enough bandwidth for everyone?