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  • AT&T more than doubles 'administration fee' on post-paid phones, tablets and smartwatches

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    mbenz1962 said:
    sjgreen said:
    Only in America would this happen - pure profiteering 

    Here in the UK none of her phone networks have silly charges like this. Our plans are also a lot cheaper plus give a lot more data, minutes & texts each month. 
    I just made a comment similar to this yesterday about plans in (continental) Europe:

    I wish these carrieres had better pricing at the lower end of the data usage spectrum. Plans here in Europe are not much cheaper for unlimited, but they are for limited.  I pay 25 Euro ($30) for 2.5GB a month for two lines with the market leading coverage (comperable to Verizon) all taxes and fees included.  On AT&T the closest comperable is $20 per device (so $40 for two lines) and $50 for 5 GB to share.  That is $90 plus taxes and fees for two lines.  If I up my data another 2.5 GB to compare, it would cost another 20 Euro ($25).  So the same 5 GB service that AT&T charges $90+, I can get for ~$55 all fees included. This can be even cheaper if I choose other carriers with less robust coverage.
    9€ a month for unlimited calls to all of Europe and the US, 30GB of data (non throttled). 3GB when travelling inside of the European Union, still unlimited calls. And unlimited SMS.
    My gf has 50GB for the same price because she got a switch-now offer from the competition.

    US prices are a rip-off that is, maybe, the best demonstration that US-style liberal capitalism does NOT work for the simple reason that big money can easily influence lawmaking. Monsanto-Nestle and AT&T are remarkable showcases for this, but John Oliver's shows have ridiculous amounts of other examples...

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  • Google pledges to stop scanning emails in Gmail for personalized ads

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    Blunt said:
    A lot of gmail user don't even know that their mails are being scanned. Sneaky stuff.
    In 2017? Then they get what they deserve. Of course, huge billion-dollar making platforms you use rather than pay for an enterprise-grade service (such as, say, Facebook or Gmail) scan and use your data. It's written all over the Internet since the 90s. If anyone did NOT get the memo over the last 25 years, they're not going to get it now.
    williamlondon