Re: OT: BdNOG announces website blocks

[Filip Hruska <fhr () fhrnet eu>]

I think that means they'd like to use deep packet inspection equipment 
for the whole country. But they don't have the budget for equipment with 
such capabilities so they want to limit bandwidth usage by cutting off 
access to some popular services.

Maybe I got it all wrong; That article is very confusing.

On 12/01/2015 07:36 PM, Scott Weeks wrote:
> --- nanog () nanog org wrote:
> From: ABDUL AWAL via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
>
> http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/11/29/proxy-servers-to-access-facebook-will-soon-be-unavailable-state-minister-tarana
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>
>
> Hahaha, gov't official - meet reality.
>
>
> "State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana
> Halim says proxy servers being used..."
>
> ""I think Facebook can't be closed unless the internet
> is shut down. We don't want to do that. We won't shut
> down the internet," said Tarana Halim."
>
> "We are only catching only those that need to be caught,
> not everyone."
>
> "I ask you (journalists) to find out whether it's possible
> or not. I hope you will find the answer. Closing down
> Facebook 100 percent is not possible in any country in the
> world"
>
> Or any other app a gov't wants to keep from its citizenry
> so their communications with others can be controlled.
>
>
>
> "Those who are using them are using a bandwidth with
> a specific capacity. They won't be able to do that
> much longer. Because this bandwidth's capacity is low."
>
> "The second bandwidth's speed is far lower than normal.
> Saboteurs can't communicate and organise attacks fast
> enough using that bandwidth. It's very easy to track
> (anyone's internet activity) if the speed is low.""
>
>
> wtf does that even mean?
>
>
> scott