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DPI and Net Neutrality's Overseas Weak Spot

Posted by kdawson on 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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  1. Re:This is where customers put their foot down. by snl2587 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And say "No".

    I ask, "to whom?". The ISPs are not the only ones who want (to use a generalization) the traffic of subscribers to be monitored. I think you overestimate the power of the consumers in this case.

  2. Re:This is where customers put their foot down. by philspear · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You convinced me. I'd like to get in on this boycott. Send me an e-mail when I need to cancel my internet, and then send me another email when the boycott is over and I can resume using the... internet...

    I think I may see a problem here.