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An Education In Deep Packet Inspection

Posted by kdawson on from the opening-all-the-envelopes dept.

Deep Packet Inspection, or DPI, is at the heart of the debate over Network Neutrality — this relatively new technology threatens to upset the balance of power among consumers, ISPs, and information suppliers. An anonymous reader notes that the Canadian Privacy Commissioner has published a Web site, for Canadians and others, to educate about DPI technology. Online are a number of essays from different interested parties, ranging from DPI company officers to Internet law specialists to security professionals. The articles are open for comments. Here is the CBC's report on the launch.

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  1. Deep inspection up your authorities by b0ttle · · Score: 5, Funny

    How would the authorities like to be deep inspected?

  2. 21st Century Government Work by mrbene · · Score: 5, Informative

    Taking a quick look through the content at the government site, I must say I'm surprised. CC licensed content, links to external resources, a collection of international points of view. I'd be truly impressed if they'd managed to get all these folks in a room together.

    Regardless, kudos to Canada for hitting the 21st century.

    And I was doubly impressed to notice the absence of web beacons / analytics scripts.

  3. obligatory by Dan667 · · Score: 5, Funny

    inspect this! ... askjdkasjdlajsldkjaskl djaksjdklasjdklajsldaskljdaljdaslkdjalkdjalsdj ... \

    1. Re:obligatory by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

      I did not know you could do that with a kielbasa, you dirty, dirty young man.

      --
      Sent from your iPad.
  4. Deep Panty Inspection by SirBitBucket · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, must be in the wrong thread...

  5. Re:Encryption stops this correct? by gsgleason · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes. If using ssl to secure whatever application is in question, they cannot see past the transport layer.