Cable Packet Shaping Causing Slowdowns

knorthern knight writes "To counter P2P programs that encrypt their traffic to evade detection, Rogers Cable in Canada has apparently started degrading all encrypted IP traffic, according to a post on Michael Geist's blog. How many of you log in to work over a VPN or ssh-tunnel? How many get usenet news or email over an encrypted connection? This could be a problem for Rogers Cable customers. Geist, who teaches at U of Ottawa, has 'been advised that the University computer help desk has received a steady stream of complaints from Rogers customers about off-campus email service.'"

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Oh no, slahdotters use encription

[plankrwf]

How else would this be (near) first post ;-0

Re:Use measures to defeat your ISP's snoopiREALLY?

[Brian Ribbon]

"But you don't mind giving us a web-site to find you at (anu.nfshost.com) that tells us your interest is in making paedophilia more accepted in society, or all the other tracks you've left on a simple Google search."

"Brian Ribbon" is just a pseudonym. It would be stupid to use my real name on the internet - there are a lot of silly people who assume that all paedophiles have sex with children, then act against paedophiles according to that assumption.