ISP Restrictions Based on Hardware/Software?

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ISP Restrictions Based on Hardware/Software?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday December 27, 2005 @12:42PM from the government-always-knows-what-is-best-for-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IT Architect magazine is reporting that ISPs are working towards a greater restriction of a customer's right to run what may be 'insecure' software. From the article: 'A greater threat is that ISPs may try to restrict the customer's side by denying access to machines based on their hardware or software configuration. [...] former head of cybersecurity, White House terrorism advisor Richard Clarke even said it should be made mandatory to quarantine malware.' Something that may also come as a surprise to some is that Microsoft is completely against this censorship of internet access. 'According to Chief Privacy Officer Peter Cullen, Microsoft is against ISPs doing anything that would restrict customers' choice of software. And he says this isn't just about the impracticability of demanding that data centers patch everything on the second Tuesday of the month. Laptop and home users also have the right to run an insecure PC.'"

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OUTGOING by Anonymous Coward · 2005-12-27 12:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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