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So you’ve probably heard that Google is launching its own Fibre network in Kansas City, well here it is, with Google starting to ramp up information around the massive project, starting with this video, Introducing Google Fiber: The Next Chapter of the Internet, upping Internet speeds by upto 100x.
The installation is of course real, in typical Google style, a hand crafted set complete with electromagnetic powered cars, and brilliantly shot for the video. If you’re in Kansas City, you can check this out in person at the Fiber Space building. So my only question on the Google Fibre network is, if they already know so much about users through data collection, what’s going to happen when get become the ISP themselves? How dangerous could this be?!
Re: How dangerous would it be if Google is the ISP – I reckon they would do a much fairer job in regards to Net Neutrality than AT&T, Verizon and Time Warner Cable are currently doing. As to them having access to more data; I am not convinced that they would get more access than what they currently have!
It would be amazing to have faster connections. It’s a new market for Google that looks like it would ultimately improve internet users experience. I’m sure there would be a cost for it. So the question is who pays? The people getting Google Fibre or will the rest of the Google empire support it so they can get a decent price to market?