8/12/2019 ETHICS Reactionpaper

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Bustillos, John Patrick T.

BSECE 5C

Reaction Paper:

Fair User Policy

Based on articles and news Ie read, !air "ser Polic# $!"P% is &ust their

'arket strate(# to )orce consu'ers to )ollow *# their rules and do not de'and )or

'ore. It is said that it is &ust to 'ake sure that all o) their su*scri*ers will (et their

)air share o) data, *ut what I reall# think is that the# are &ust puttin( it up so that

the# could aoid spendin( 'one# on up(radin( or *u#in( puttin( up 'ore

e+uip'ent to increase their su*scri*er capacit#, *usiness as usual. Telephone

co'panies still adertise a*out unli'ited data plans nowada#s, *ut how can #ou

call it unli'ited i) there is a li'it, )or ea'ple- lo*e has a 'onthl# li'it )or

unli'ited /TE users o) 0B and 1B dail#, i) #ou are a hea# user and haeeceeded their dail# or 'onthl# li'it #our connection will *e throttled to 2 )ro'

/TE in which #ou paid )or, thru that ea'ple it is clear that the# are )alsel#

adertisin( and is deceiin( the poor su*scri*ers not knowin( a*out this polic#.

3ith the (rowth in nu'*er o) su*scri*ers telephone co'panies should also

increase their capacit# thus up(radin( their s#ste' and installin( new e+uip'ents

)it to increase su*scri*er capacit#, instead their solution was to put a li'it on plans

that all their su*scri*ers are su*scri*ed in 'akin( postpaid and prepaid su*scri*ers

user eperience the sa'e een thou(h the# are pa#in( )or di))erent su*scriptions.

The# tend to put all their su*scri*ers in a *o and 'ake the' *e content )or

whateer the# can (ie *# co'parin( their !"P with countries like "S and "4,

and tellin( consu'ers that it is &ust nor'al when its not, when con(estion in the

network occurs due to increased nu'*er o) users, the TelCos 'ust *e the one to

carr# the *urden )or the# are the proider. To conclude *oth o) the 'ost popular

network proiders S'art and lo*e usin( !"P are &ust tellin( us that the# are not

read# to shell out 'one# to i'proe serice and are actuall# protectin( their

*usiness custo'ers at the epense o) re(ular consu'ers. Thats *ecause the# 'ake

'ore 'one# )ro' *usiness clients. otice that !"P applies to re(ular consu'ers

onl#, it is like these two *i( pla#ers on the network proidin( industr# is colludin(

to do'inate the 'arket. 3hat is the purpose o) su*scri*in( to unli'ited i) it is

reall# li'ited6 I (uess this &ust shows wh# the network industr# in our countr# )alls

)ar )ro' the )ast paced eolution o) the latest innoations and technolo(# )ro'

around the world.

8/12/2019 ETHICS Reactionpaper

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Bustillos, John Patrick T.

BSECE 5C

Reaction Paper:

Anti-Spam Law

In the Philippines there is a so called 7nti8Spa' 9essa(es Bill recentl#

approed *# the house co''ittee wherein it ai's to protect phone users )ro'

unsolicited calls and tets that are adertisin( and or suspicious, )allin( under that

*ill are those sca's and )alse in)or'ation leadin( to cri'es and secret

su*scriptions )ro' )ree downloads, prank calls and 'isleadin( tets )or ea'ple- a

tet )ro' an unknown nu'*er tellin( #ou that #ou hae won so'ethin( and that

#ou should clai' it. In '# opinion this *ill is not reall# a necessit# theseadertise'ents thru calls and tets can *e easil# i(nored, usuall# these kind o)

spa's are &ust to *e tri((ered when #ou su*scri*ed or unintentionall# clicked on

so'ethin( thru the we*, or een when #ou unknowin(l# teted and su*scri*ed at

what the adertise'ent tells #ou that is )ree *ut a)ter a da# or two #ou are (oin( to

pa# )or it. There are 'ore issues that needs 'ore attention rather than wastin( ti'e

on creatin( a *ill )or spa' calls and tets that protects cell phone users )ro' *ein(

too du'*. In Canada there is a so called law, the 7nti8Spa' /aw, which ai's to

protect and pro'ote e8co''erce )ro' unwanted e'ails that )lood #ou e'ail

account. This is a (ood law concernin( the adance'ent on *usiness whereine'ails are hi(hl# i'portant, it ai's to reduce or een sue senders o) unsolicited

e'ails that adertises and so'e een has 'alwares and phishin( so)tware that tend

to har' the receiers priac#. The 7TI8SP79 /73 (reatl# helps those who

usuall# access their e8'ails. o one wants to hae a pile o) &unk8'ails in their

accounts. Spa' are unsolicited co''ercial e8'ails sent to di))erent recipients.

So'e spa' e'ails are to 'isdirect users or install 'alwares or phishin(

applications, causin( identit# the)t, *ankin( accounts and other actiit# that 'a#

lead to sca's or threats not onl# to their co'puter *ut also to the user;s account. In

our ti'e we are well aware o) these spa' e'ails which are usuall# placed in thespa' e'ails in our accounts. 3ith the help o) the 7TI8SP79 /73, our

knowled(e re(ardin( these e'ails are increased due to the law;s de)inition, act, or

how it 'a# *e considered as SP79.