“Chancellor angela Merkel sees nothing in net neutrality”

German chancellor Angela Merkel during a speech in Berlin indicated that they do not see in net neutrality. According to the bewindsvrouw are certain internet services are so important that they have priority to regular traffic.

According to Merkel, that at a meeting of Vodafone spoke, certain specialized services are only developed continue to be used if there is a warranty on the ‘good internet’. That should happen by certain services to certain guarantees to offer. As examples of services that should be given priority and called the chancellor’s data connections for self-propelled cars, and certain medical applications, writes die Welt. It also wants Merkel that first the internet connections will be faster, for there can be talk about net neutrality.

With its decisions the existence of Merkel is behind the telecom companies, which fiercely opposed European plans to promote net neutrality for all member states to oblige. In the Netherlands net neutrality in the law, but if the EU’s other draws up guidelines that can also for the Dutch legislation have consequences.

Merkel turned during her speech, even against strict European rules in the field of data protection. According to the chancellor to applications such as big data mining is not impossible to be made because this may lead to the development of new services and the associated employment.