FCC App Lets Android Users Measure Mobile Broadband Speed 93
itwbennett writes "The FCC's new Android app will allow users to measure the speed of their mobile broadband connection, while providing aggregate data to the agency for measuring nationwide mobile broadband network performance. Released as open-source software on Thursday, the free FCC Speed Test App will test network performance for parameters such as upload and download speed, latency and packet loss. An iPhone version of the app is in the works."
Re:Tempting... but no thanks. (Score:3, Interesting)
So again, what exactly are you afraid of?
And again, it's none of your fucking business. I can chose not to use an application written by an entity that have absolutely no trust in. What I have to hide is everything. They have no right to know anything about me that they do not explicitly need to know. By asking me "What are you afraid of?" you're indicating that I couldn't possibly be afraid of this innocuous app and you're asking me to defend my abstinence with an explanation of how the app could be used against me or to incriminate me. The point of fact is, it's none of your business why I chose not to use the app. I do not have to explain myself. My choices and my reasons for them are my own and not subject to peer review. This fact is what needs to change about modern society. You have no right to know why I chose not to trust my government.