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New Tool Promises To Passively ldentify BitTorrent Files

Posted by timothy on from the checks-for-the-evil-bit dept.

QuietR10t writes "A new technique has been developed for detecting and tracking illegal content transferred using the BitTorrent file-trading protocol. According to its creators, the approach can monitor networks without interrupting the flow of data and provides investigators with hard evidence of illicit file transfers. 'Our system differs in that it is completely passive, meaning that it does not change any information entering or leaving a network,' says Schrader." I wonder if it can specifically identify legal content, too.

2 of 265 comments (clear)

  1. hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    More restrictions on content? More encryption.

    Better cracking techniques? Better encryption.

    Tyrannical government? Revolution.

  2. Completely Biased and Worthless by RingDev · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Another drawback is that the system cannot cope with encrypted files. "Today, about 25 percent of BitTorrent traffic is encrypted," says Schulze. If such a tool became widely used, then anyone with something to hide would almost certainly switch to using encryption, he says.

    If you make breathing illegal, only criminals with breath.

    -Rick

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    "Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs