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Re: Schneier: ISPs should bear security burden


From: bmanning () vacation karoshi com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 06:36:54 +0000


On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 10:38:00PM -0700, Owen DeLong wrote:
I think it's absurd.  I expect my water delivery company not to add
polutants in transit.  I expect my water production company to provide
clean water.

        er.. bad analogy warning... please take a sample of tap water to 
        an independent lab for analysis...  and find out just what the
        water company is putting into your water.  
        
This is like asking the phone company to prevent minors from hearing
swear-words on telephone calls or prevent people from being able to make
prank phone calls from pay-phones.


        more bad analogies... :)


Owen
- ferg

        that said, if you don't want your ISP to diddle your packets,
        may i suggest IPSEC?

--bill


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