Finlad makes broadband internet a 'legal right'

[Broletariat]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10461048.stm


Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection.


Now I've always heard nothing is handed to us, but where was the movement for this? Or is the general pressure in Finland just that high?

[Adi Shankara]

Expect it to come with strings attached; also, expect that, whenever the Finnish government wants to restrict information, they will disconnect the country at their pleasure.

Personally, I'd like to see multiple non-corporations providing broadband service, so, while the propaganda motive is taken away, it would become impossible to shut out the country if the government willed it.

[Broletariat]

Expect it to come with strings attached; also, expect that, whenever the Finnish government wants to restrict information, expect them to disconnect the country at their pleasure.

Personally, I'd like to see multiple non-corporations providing broadband service, so, while the propaganda motive is taken away, it would become impossible to shut out the country if the government willed it.
Ahh right of course. I was reasonable enough to question where the mass struggle was for this but not enough so to connect that the State could have a use for this, thanks.

[Adi Shankara]

Ahh right of course. I was reasonable enough to question where the mass struggle was for this but not enough so to connect that the State could have a use for this, thanks.

I have a philosophy about that; I ALWAYS (repeat: ALWAYS) question free handouts from capitalist corporations, or capitalist states; there is always a self-interested motive at play (whereas in communism, it's expected behavior to help out one another), or some sly way to restrict some human freedom of ours.

if something is provided for free, you can almost be certain that there is some motive attached to it, or that they are trying to buy PR. but never is anything given for the good of the public.

[Q]

This article (http://www.spectrezine.org/intensive-surveillance-violent-radicalisation-extended-embrace-suspected-%E2%80%9Cradicals%E2%80%9D-across-political) might help put stuff in a certain context too. The EU has also enforced long term data retention on everything you do online. The internet has made it much easier for governments to spy on their people.