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Comment Re:Why would you need this for throttling? (Score 1) 163

I'm guessing the real reason is so they can do some sort of compression between the ground and aircraft. Lossy compression of Facebook and Google images could save a good bit of bandwidth, and they can't do that without intercepting the unencrypted data using this method.

Comment Re:Get What You Pay For (Score 3, Informative) 163

They could say something like this:

Bandwidth at 30,000+ feet is inherently limited, and heavy-load activities like streaming videos from the ground can weigh down our network. That means playback is subject to poor video quality, buffering, and slower connection speeds for your fellow passengers.

Oh wait. That's exactly what they say. They're very up-front about not being able to stream video.

Comment Re:Get What You Pay For (Score 2) 163

I paid for some GoGo on a flight recently. The signup page made it pretty clear that data speeds were pretty limited and I wasn't allowed to stream video. I don't know why they need to spoof certs for that as opposed to just blocking sites or protocols though. Maybe they do some sort of data compression on the ground before transmitting to the plane or something?

Comment Re:The downside of one-sided propaganda (Score 2) 79

No, it really is kind of a big deal. WebMD is for-profit and largely funded by advertisers such as pharmaceutical companies. The site uses clickbait-style headlines to drive page views and actively preys on fear.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02...
http://www.washingtontimes.com...

(I replied to the wrong post above, sorry for the dupe)

Comment Re:Bill Belichick (Score 1) 405

No such luck. The tablets have replaced the black and white printouts of player positioning and play development. Turns out those pictures were provided by the league itself to both teams - it's not something teams do on their own.

So if Belichick doesn't want the tablets to view those photos, he won't have any photos to see.

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