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Tufts Tells Judge, We Can't Tie IP To MAC Addresses
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Protesting that Tufts University's DHCP-based systems 'were not designed to facilitate forensic examinations,' but rather to ensure 'smooth operations and to manage capacity issues,' the IT Office at Tufts University has responded to the subpoena in an RIAA case, Zomba v. Does 1-11, by submitting a report to the judge (PDF) explaining why it cannot cross-match IP addresses and MAC addresses, or identify users accurately. The IT office explained that the system identifies machines, not users; that some MAC addresses have multiple users; that only the Address Resolution Protocol system has even the potential to match IP addresses with MAC addresses, but that system could not do so accurately. For reasons which are unclear, the IT department then suggested that the RIAA next time send them 'notices to preserve information,' in response to which they would preserve, rather than overwrite, the DHCP data, for the RIAA's forensic benefit."
What a waste of mod points. Honestly mods, if you mod this down, that will be four negative mod points.
Then, the reply to this one will make it five, and bam, someone might have just used *all* their mod points.
Suckers.
Off topic it isn't. Off topic should only be used when a reply isn't related to the parent post. So mods, get your act together.
This post is related to the parent post. Not least because if it is moded down it will be the fifth in a row. What a waste of mod points. Suckers!
Your post is -1 redundant. I am posting this as an ac so I can use my mod points to mod myself -1 overated.
Hahahah...Doh !