Proposals for mass Internet monitoring and P2P disruptions

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: December 8, 2008 2:47:03 PM EST

Greetings.  Given the current discussion regarding UK ISP blocking of
Internet content, it seems appropriate to note this story from
mid-October that didn't get as much play as it should have.

See for yourself how Brilliant Digital Entertainment has been pushing
plans around the world, including in the U.S., for mass Internet deep
packet inspection monitoring, interties with police computer systems,
largescale disruption and on-the-fly modification of P2P search
results and crypto, and all manner of other goodies to gladden the
heart of any 21st century reincarnation of Stalin.  And all -- they
claim -- "without effecting [sic] privacy or customer integrity."

Another journey through the wacky world of deep packet inspection
begins!

Of course, this is all couched in terms of trying to stop c-porn for
now, but once in place such infrastructure could be easily expanded
to cover any material that authorities deem to be unsuitable for the
unwashed masses.

As I mentioned earlier this morning, if you want to create a rift
between the information rich and information poor, and drive vast
numbers of otherwise law-abiding citizens underground to unblockable
hidden information sources, this is one notable way to go about it.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27198621/

Don't miss the PDF of the amusing PowerPoint presentation:

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Sections/NEWS/PDFs/081016_copyrouter.pdf

Too bad about that pesky Bill of Rights in the U.S., eh?

--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator




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