Comments on: Verizon ‘No DPI’ plan http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17131 p2pnet.net - reader powered Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17131/comment-page-1#comment-816380 Devil's Advocate Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:09:02 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17131#comment-816380 CORRECTION!! There is no possible way to intercept personal data without involving yourself in some form of (already) *illegal* activity. "Our apologies for any inconvenience this unintended error may caused!" CORRECTION!!
There is no possible way to intercept personal data without involving yourself in some form of (already) *illegal* activity.

“Our apologies for any inconvenience this unintended error may caused!”

]]> By: Devil's Advocate http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17131/comment-page-1#comment-804128 Devil's Advocate Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:04:55 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/17131#comment-804128 Man! When will they all just DROP IT!?? The whole idea, from its very inception, has been a red herring. It's a total demonstration of pure ingorance. There is no possible way to intercept personal data without involving yourself in some form of (already) legal activity. Every website in the world would have to be consulted to avoid creating privacy holes and intellectual property leaks. The implications are astronomical and blatantly obvious. There's also no possible way to guarantee such interception companies will never try to steal things like banking info, etc. Once you give someone the permission to track everything you do, you open up a hole in your OS that can be exploited for everything you have! (Have we not learned from spam - exploits just got more "innovative", more stealth, and more harmful, and more criminal with each passing season.) Who's going to monitor the "monitors" to make sure they're all operating above board?? Existing laws in both Canada and the US already outlaw this practice. None of this discussion should even be taking place. It's like we have to educate our legal systems in order to make the point and get authorities to do something they're already mandated to do! Man! When will they all just DROP IT!??
The whole idea, from its very inception, has been a red herring.
It’s a total demonstration of pure ingorance.

There is no possible way to intercept personal data without involving yourself in some form of (already) legal activity. Every website in the world would have to be consulted to avoid creating privacy holes and intellectual property leaks. The implications are astronomical and blatantly obvious.

There’s also no possible way to guarantee such interception companies will never try to steal things like banking info, etc. Once you give someone the permission to track everything you do, you open up a hole in your OS that can be exploited for everything you have! (Have we not learned from spam – exploits just got more “innovative”, more stealth, and more harmful, and more criminal with each passing season.) Who’s going to monitor the “monitors” to make sure they’re all operating above board??

Existing laws in both Canada and the US already outlaw this practice.
None of this discussion should even be taking place. It’s like we have to educate our legal systems in order to make the point and get authorities to do something they’re already mandated to do!

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