Not to mention that one can tether via Bluetooth or USB in addition to WiFi hotspot. How are they to distinguish between someone using their hotspot via either of those two transports? I don't see them having a technical means that could distinguish someone USB tethered to cell phone using its data plan from just a cell phone using LTE data.
Don't worry, each vendor will have an opportunity to screw up SE for Android policy. Additionally, many kernel flaws will be possible to use for disabling these mechanisms to once again get privilege sufficient to write to /system if needed.
interesting how something so trivial as sockets (but in the context of a http browser) can stir so much talk of decentralization. maybe if people pull their heads out of their asses about web and embrace native apps again...
I would imaginr that the flat panel could be hooked to a servo and a control loop be used to optimize poiting attitude in real time to compensate for the sun's natural cycle.
This says a lot about the ISP's ethics if they are shown to be consenting to this. One thing I didn't see in the EFF article is something a user could do about it: use SSL! This may eventually force these companies into more nefarulious and active techniques of hijacking, but it should alleviate the basic technique they are employing now, if i am not mistaken.