Deluge Anonymizing Browser Now Includes Bittorrent

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday December 23, 2007 @05:27AM from the how-do-you-spell-that-anyway dept.

markybob writes "An open-source bittorrent client, Deluge, now provides an internal, anonymizing browser to protect its users from overzealous ISPs. The client runs on Windows, Linux and OS X. From the site: "Everyone knows that it is common practice for ISPs to do their best to either block or throttle bittorrent users. We believe that this is wrong and unethical, as there are many legal uses for bittorrent. If an ISP is throttling or blocking bittorrent traffic, you can pretty much bet that they're tracking which users visit bittorrent-related sites so that they can better block or throttle those users." Their forum has more info"

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They make the case for ISPs by ClubStew · 2007-12-23 06:32 · Score: 0, Redundant

If an ISP is throttling or blocking bittorrent traffic, you can pretty much bet that they're tracking which users visit bittorrent-related sites so that they can better block or throttle those users.

Doesn't that imply that those ISPs to which they refer are actually trying to block or throttle those users who are using BitTorrent to download copyrighted works? Most "BitTorrent sites" I've heard of are for copyrighted works. Seems the ISPs are trying to be selective.

Don't get me wrong: I think blocking shouldn't be their concern, but the post does seem to imply that some ISPs are at least trying not to blindly block or throttle everyone.