[CAnet - news] Glasnost Internet: The threat of Transparency and Privacy to the Internet

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[Around the world there is growing alarm at attempts by carriers, =
ostensibly
for traffic management reasons, to install deep packet inspection =
equipment,
but now being used for local web ad insertion and other activities. =
Network
neutrality is increasingly also an issue about network privacy.  As such
various organizations like the prestigious Max Planck institute and =
others
are developing tools so that consumers can discover whether their =
carrier is
doing deep packet inspection and hopefully thwart these serious =
potential
threats to consumer privacy. To my mind this issue will never disappear
because the fundamental issue is the current business model of limited
competition and a presupposition that the carrier "owns" the last mile =
and
is therefore free to do what they wish with "their" network. I have long
argued that to free ourselves of these threats to Internet privacy and
freedom we need a new business model where the consumer "owns" the last =
mile
and free to connect to any service provider they wish at neighbourhood
carrier neutral interconnect facility. Next generation Fiber to the Home
architectures like CityNet and Burlington Vermont enable this type of
capability.  For more details see my blog on free fiber to the home
http://free-fiber-to-the-home.blogspot.com/. Some pointers from NNSquad
list, Slashdot and Gordon Cooks Arch-econ- BSA]

http://broadband.mpi-sws.mpg.de/transparency/

"The goal of our Glasnost project is to make access networks, such as=20
residential cable, DSL, and cellular broadband networks, more=20
transparent to their customers."

Comcast, Cox Slow BitTorrent Traffic All Day
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/05/15/2028243.shtml

"A study by the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems found that =
Comcast
and Cox Communications are slowing BitTorrent traffic at all times of =
day,
not just peak hours. Comcast was found to be interrupting at least 30% =
of
BitTorrent upload attempts around the clock. At noon, Comcast was
interfering with more than 80% of BitTorrent traffic, but it was also
slowing more than 60% of BitTorrent traffic at other times, including
midnight, 3 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time in the U.S., the time zone =
where
Comcast is based. Cox was interfering with 100% of the BitTorrent =
traffic at
1 a.m., 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Eastern Time. Comcast spokeswoman Sena =
Fitzmaurice
downplayed the results saying, 'P-to-p traffic doesn't necessarily =
follow
normal traffic flows.'"

http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/05/14/2227200.shtml

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;409444582;pp;1;fp;16;fpid;1

Elude Your ISP's BitTorrent Blockade
"More and more ISPs are blocking or throttling traffic to the =
peer-to-peer
file-sharing service, even if you are downloading copyright free =
content.
Have you been targeted? How can you get around the restrictions? This PC
World report shows you a number of tips and tools can help you determine
whether you're facing a BitTorrent blockade and, if so, help you get =
around
it."

Deep packet inspection under assault over privacy concerns

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080512-deep-packet-inspection-unde=
r-a
ssault-from-canadian-critics.html

Add the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) to =
the
list of groups concerned about the privacy implications of widespread =
deep
packet inspection (DPI) by ISPs. CIPPIC has filed an official complaint =
with
Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, asking her office to
investigate Bell Canada's use of DPI (and we're flattered to be quoted =
as an
expert source in the complaint). In addition, the group would welcome a
wider investigation into possible DPI use at cable operators Rogers and
Shaw, as well.


Charter to monitor surfing, insert its own targeted ads

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20461817-HSI-Charter-to-monitor-
surfing-insert-its-own-targeted-ads


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