When Google and Verizon announced that they will propose something called an “open internet”, advocates from Net neutrality strongly opposed the idea. In fact, they are alarmed that this proposal will be very harmful to privacy and all its consequential effects, since it involves a format wherein all user data will be entirely available.

According to Net Neutrality, one consequence if this proposal pulls through is for all internet users to pay very high premium prices for entering websites that talk about services for critical health care and online gaming platform access , among others. Google and Verizon, on the other hand, are advocating that all broadband connections be content neutral, that is, internet service providers are no longer allowed to degrade or block Web traffic.

This does seem like it is very good for the Internet, although some critics feel that the two companies have a hidden agenda. Specifically, critics are not so happy about Google’s and Verizon’s proposal to treat internet traffic from gaming options, new entertainment, and advanced educational services, among others, as special kind of traffic, which needs to get different treatment.

The critics feel that this may allow Google and Verizon to create pay-to-play steps so that users can get higher bandwidth or better internet service for these special sites.