[bestbits] Move to regulate skype and whatsup in India.

[rysiek]

Dnia niedziela, 29 marca 2015 14:01:59 Sivasubramanian M pisze:
> Hello,
> 
> http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/social/trai-seeks-to-regulate-ot
> t-players-like-skype-viber-whatsapp-and-google-talk/
> 
> On similar proposals in other countries,  how did the Internet user respond?

This is a tricky question.

On one hand government regulation of such services raise valid concerns (David 
Cameron's idea to ban strong encryyption comes to mind).

On the other, some of these services are a de facto infrastructure these days, 
and have huge power over users and businesses, due to the Network Effect:
http://rys.io/en/131

So I am slowly leaning towards actually promoting the idea we need *some* 
level of regulation of *huge* walled gardens. The question is, what exactly, 
and how exactly, we're to regulate.

-- 
Pozdrawiam,
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak

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