ISP's propose to take control of your content

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Beev
Wouldn't IP blockers like PeerGuardian block their sniffing?

PeerGuardian is a useless program. If you run it and think your protected your sadly mistaken.

 

[child of wonder]

Originally posted by: Beev
Wouldn't IP blockers like PeerGuardian block their sniffing?

Peerguardian only stops certain IPs from connecting to the PC it's installed on.

The proposed filtering would be on data packets once they've left your PC and go through top tier network providers like AT&T.

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
PeerGuardian is a useless program. If you run it and think your protected your sadly mistaken.

Where in the blue HELL did I say it protected anything? I asked if it would block their sniffing.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Beev

Originally posted by: pcslookout
PeerGuardian is a useless program. If you run it and think your protected your sadly mistaken.

Where in the blue HELL did I say it protected anything? I asked if it would block their sniffing.

It won't block anything either.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: Beev

Originally posted by: pcslookout
PeerGuardian is a useless program. If you run it and think your protected your sadly mistaken.

Where in the blue HELL did I say it protected anything? I asked if it would block their sniffing.

It won't block anything either.

pcslookout, your posting rights should be revoked. you post nonsense backed up by a lack of thought, and then you provide no evidence...wonder why.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Originally posted by: child of wonder
My biggest fear with this kind of filtering is how long afterwards will we see ISPs or, heaven forbid, Uncle Sam filtering web pages, blogs, or news that they don't think you should see?

This right here is where it will lead in the end. Not only that, but it will be private companies, such as AT&T doing the dirty work.

 

[classy]

Originally posted by: Czar

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
So basically with this, doesn't that mean torrents will be pretty much obsolete?

the answer is encryption

Yep. After reading the story I just said to myself just encrypt the data and that will solve that small hurdle.

 

[Nik]

Sweet. I've always wanted to live in Communist China and now that dream is becoming more and more of a reality. :heart:

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: classy

Originally posted by: Czar

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
So basically with this, doesn't that mean torrents will be pretty much obsolete?

the answer is encryption

Yep. After reading the story I just said to myself just encrypt the data and that will solve that small hurdle.

at least until they make encryption against the law..

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: GuideBot
Sweet. I've always wanted to live in Communist China and now that dream is becoming more and more of a reality. :heart:

No doubt. Hey here's an idea, why doesn't AT&T tap everyone's phone lines while they're at it. Court order? Bah, who needs it.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: Anubis
as long as i can still download anime as its not hit by stupid US copyrights unless its licenced i wont care that much

Yeah but they can still hit you with the hidden trojans, viruses, and adware. It is more common than you think.

In .avis?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: GuideBot
Sweet. I've always wanted to live in Communist China and now that dream is becoming more and more of a reality. :heart:

No doubt. Hey here's an idea, why doesn't AT&T tap everyone's phone lines while they're at it. Court order? Bah, who needs it.

Been done for decades and decades. Google Echelon.

http://home.hiwaay.net/~pspoole/echelon.html

 

[Goosemaster]

*fires up his pentium pro FPU encryption engine*

oh wait...

 

[potato28]

Ah I love living in Canada.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: potato28
Ah I love living in Canada.

No need for moose insurance coverage > moose insurance coverage

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: Anubis
as long as i can still download anime as its not hit by stupid US copyrights unless its licenced i wont care that much

Yeah but they can still hit you with the hidden trojans, viruses, and adware. It is more common than you think.

In .avis?

Yes.

 

[1prophet]

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: Anubis
as long as i can still download anime as its not hit by stupid US copyrights unless its licenced i wont care that much

Yeah but they can still hit you with the hidden trojans, viruses, and adware. It is more common than you think.

In .avis?

Yes.

What if you convert it to another format before viewing, like avi to mpg or wmv?