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Comment From the Survey (Score 1) 449

"More than one-in-four would text/talk with friends; 21% would read; 10% would sleep; 8% would watch movies; 7% would play games; and 7% would work. The rest of those surveyed said they'd just watch the scenery blow by."

Hmmm...those numbers don't look that far off from what I see from non-autonomous car drivers.

Comment Re:Canadians: Complain to the Privacy Comissioner (Score 1) 127

I totally agree here. This is the link to the Bell support page for more info:

http://support.bell.ca/billing-and-accounts/security_and_privacy/how_does_bell_respect_my_privacy?step=4

I like their response to the single question FAQ - Is my information shared?
- "No, under these new programs, we will not share any information that identifies you personally outside of Bell Canada and its affiliates."

Run this through the Corporate Speak Translator and you get:
- "Yes, we will share most of your data indiscriminately, but the data that personally identifies you will only be shared throughout the massive national organization of Bell Canada and anyone who pays enough to become an 'affiliate'".

Comment Re:Where were they getting the phone numbers? (Score 1) 110

After reading this CBC article (http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/03/crtc-action.html) it wasn't apparent that the CRTC actually had any issue with the obvious fraud that was occurring, only that they had broken the Do-Not-Call List rules. Good to know the CRTC has our back.

Comment Re:Kevorkian Panels. (Score 1) 732

Really... state your source.

This jumps to mind (see Controversy): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unum

Under private insurance they will usually treat you until you run out of money and even a little more. Not saying it's fair but it completely contradicts your odd statement.

I don`t think this contradicts the parent post at all. In the US, the hospital will provide treatment up to and beyond your insured limits but the (very expensive) liability is yours if the insurance company can weasel out of it.

Comment Re:Response from Gary Goodyear, P.C., M.P. (Score 1) 50

Agreed, I'm in a hard core Conservative riding and wouldn't expect even a show of understanding on issues like this. Personally, I think most of the more vile amendments were used as smoke-screen to make us think we "won" something, and that the DRM locks are a minor concession that we can live with. But we know who the groups are that proposed those amendments (see Geist's blog) and the real backlash should be directed at them.

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