In case you needed yet another reason why Bell Canada is the absolute worst company in the Canadian telecom space, they've quietly begun throttling traffic on independent, small ISPs who lease their lines.
This means that if you're anything like me - and by Gosh, you oughta be! 
- your ISP is small, progressive, and independent... and soon to get much, much slower. I use Radioactif / Aei, though there are many other good ones to choose from. However, since the lines are all owned by Big Brother Bell, they all end up leasing their lines from them. So far, this agreement had maintained a precarious balance, allowing small, innovative ISPs to crop up here and there and offer innovative service coupled with low prices, and Bell had managed to maintain control of its own lines.
If you're coming here via the CBC Daybreak show this morning, here are some relevant links you might be interested in:
- The original post I wrote complaining about the inability to delete Facebook accounts - warning: strong language and vitriol...
- New York Times piece about Facebook's privacy policy, referencing my article
- Great article in The Guardian about exactly what's so wrong with Facebook
- Follow-up article in the New York Times about Facebook backing off on holding on to user accounts indefinitely (but still not allowing you to close your account yourself)
- Interesting and educational video about the process and people behind Facebook
- Reactions to my article from around the web
- Overview of various Facebook Privacy Policy responses
- All of my [mostly] non-Facebook Montreal related posts
Apart from my apparent inability to pronounce "irrevocable", that went rather well.
Just a quick note to let y'all know that I'll be speaking on CBC's Daybreak tomorrow (Thursday) morning at about 7:40 AM.
It's at 88.5 on the FM dial for those of you who don't know. You can also listen live online on the Daybreak website if you're not local.
I'll be talking about Internet policy, privacy, and - you guessed it - Facebook. 
