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Comcast Forging Packets To Filter Torrents

Posted by kdawson on from the could-be-actionable dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's been widely reported by now that Comcast is throttling BitTorrent traffic. What has escaped attention is the fact that Comcast, like the Great Firewall of China uses forged TCP Reset (RST) packets to do the job. While the Chinese government can do what they want, it turns out that Comcast may actually be violating criminal impersonation statutes in states around the country. Simply put, while it's legal to block traffic on your network, forging data to and from customers is a big no-no."

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  1. Re:Typo by Tribbin · · Score: 5, Funny

    You made an spelling error last January 22nd:

    "un-realisically"

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=218196&cid=177 12652

    You are welcome.

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  2. Re:Typo by BronsCon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously not, he edits.

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  3. I don't know by everphilski · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe they are kinky and really into violating statues ...

  4. EXTREME Neutrality by Kadin2048 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just curious, but what is extreme network neutrality? Network neutrality, enforced by roving bands of ninjas.

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  5. Re:Typo by DieByWire · · Score: 4, Funny

    You made an spelling error last January 22nd:

    You made a spelling (or grammar) error today.

    You're welcome.

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  6. Re:Typo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You made a spelling (or grammar) error today.

    You're welcome.
    I found no errors in your post. You must be new hear.