Google backing off net neutrality with ISP deal? Not really

John Timmer for ars technica writes: Thanks to an article released by The Wall Street Journal this morning, an otherwise peaceful Monday in the generally slow holiday time is now the scene of a flame-fest resulting in an exchange of heated comments far and wide. The Journal, having obtained some paperwork on a potential deal between Google and major ISPs, concluded that the search giant is backing off its net neutrality stance, and claims that many other major players are joining it. But the article that set everything off is frighteningly vague about what Google is actually doing, and many of its claims depend on how precisely net neutrality is defined. Article in full here.