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MIT Tracking Campus Net Connections Since 1999
An anonymous reader writes "MIT has been monitoring student internet connections for the past decade without telling them. There is no official policy and no student input." The Tech article says, though, that the record keeping is fairly limited in its scope (connection information is collected, but not the data transferred) and duration (three days, for on-campus connections).
IT Professionals, working for major Universities, monitor network traffic?
No. Fucking. Way.
This is Quentin Smith reporting live from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. News agencies are reporting that MIT has been keeping records of network activity. It's a practice called "logging" by hackers, crackers, and other computer deviants. Using nefarious software techniques, "loggers" can identify and disrupt innocent users' botnets.
Individuals with limited knowledge of computers like MIT students are particularly susceptible to these types of attacks. To combat these "loggers," experts suggest disabling firewalls and updating account information if you receive an email from your bank.
Instead of trying ignoring it or steering the subject back to what's actually being discussed
Ach! I know, I know, they put the pedal to the metal and just keep rolling and won't put the brakes on and finally literally drive the thread into the ground!
Shop as usual. And avoid panic buying.