BitTorrent Devs Introduce Comcast-Proof Encryption

Dean Garfield writes "An article at TorrentFreak notes that several BitTorrent developers have proposed a new protocol extension with the ability to bypass the BitTorrent interfering techniques used by Comcast and other ISPs. 'This new form of encryption will be implemented in BitTorrent clients including uTorrent, so Comcast subscribers are free to share again. The goal of this new type of encryption (or obfuscation) is to prevent ISPs from blocking or disrupting BitTorrent traffic connections that span between the receiver of a tracker response and any peer IP-port appearing in that tracker response, according to the proposal.'"

Comments

Holy crap, a CCIE!

[Anonymous Coward]

I am just a measly CCNA.

I am not worthy.

m(_ _)m

Re:Another volley herd in The Pirate Bay

[Sir_Lewk]

How about, "Since I have nothing to hide, you shouldn't mind not reading it"

Re:Do arms races ever work?

[fyrewulff]

Yes. Once they actually do make disc based media that can actually take a fall, we'll be using the FDTP (Flying Disc Transfer Protocol) method.

However, the packet drop in windy places would be too much.