Deep Packet Inspection

[eyec]

a long read but, a lot of thought provoking areas.

http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/Deep-packet-inspection-meets-net-neutrality.ars

 

[SirBlack]

Thanks for that post. It sent shivers up my spine as all I could think of was 'Big Brother' is watching you. I try my best to keep my system secure from hackers & malware, but now I need to worry about legit companies too. Where does it in?

Bob

 

[Grenage]

Not much to worry about, it's been happening for years now. The ability for ISPs to log and reconstruct packets has been viable for longer than many of us have been in the industry; these days it's just just on a larger scale, for the purposes of traffic shaping.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[Ed2020]

Isn't it possible to circumvent a lot of this by routing your traffic via the TOR network?

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[Grenage]

I don't see how, not against your ISP.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[Ed2020]

The application I looked at most recently was Torpark (I believe the name has changed since then).

From what I recall this creates a secure connection between you and the first TOR server. Granted this isn't going to avoid your ISP monitoring the amount of traffic over your connection but it would surely prevent them from monitoring the content of the packets?

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[Grenage]

Oh aye, that would certainly stop it being inspected!

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[Ed2020]

Is that irony? Am I missing something?

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[Grenage]

Ah no, I wasn't being sarcastic. I'm quite sure it would stop the ISP from being able to inspect the packets. I wasn't aware that the TOR network supported client SSL connections. I'll have to remember that.

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer

 

[Ed2020]

Okey dokey - wasn't sure.

I found Torpark rather slow at times, dependant on which servers the browser chooses when starting up. It was useable for browsing, but not much more than that. I believe the company that produce it also provide a paid for version that uses their own dedicated servers, although I would have my doubts about how anonymous this would be.

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[Grenage]

Indeed, you're moving the trust from one provider to another.



"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area" - Major Mike Shearer