DPI and Net Neutrality's Overseas Weak Spot

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday August 19, 2008 @09:38AM from the in-by-the-back-door dept.

Ian Lamont writes "An unnamed source at an American ISP says staff there briefly considered using Deep Packet Inspection to comply with an order from Argentina's Department of Justice to block access to a local gambling site. The ISP ended up not going that route, owing to the cost, but some engineers at the company worry that DPI will eventually be implemented on the ISP's overseas network, thereby positioning it for an easier US rollout should Net Neutrality lose out in Washington. Besides being used for traffic-shaping, DPI can also monitor the traffic of ISP subscribers to supply targeted advertising."

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Re:Packet Encryption by ColdWetDog · 2008-08-19 10:22 · Score: 4, Funny

Mr. Bin Laden? I didn't realize you joined Slashdot. Do you run Linux? Welcome.

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Re:Packet Encryption by Braino420 · 2008-08-19 11:28 · Score: 4, Funny

Dude, weren't you supposed to submit that anonymously or something?

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Re:ISPs in Canada already throttle encrypted traff by TheVelvetFlamebait · 2008-08-19 14:55 · Score: 2, Funny

They throttle https? How have online banks and retailers reacted?
Rather slugglishly, I'm afraid.

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