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Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK

Posted by timothy on from the deep-pocket-inspection dept.

Shokaster writes "The Register reports that Virgin Media are to begin monitoring file sharing using a deep packet inspection system, CView, provided by Deltica, a BAE subsidiary. The trial will cover about 40% of customers, although those involved will not be informed. CView's deep packet inspection is the same technology that powered Phorm's advertising system. Initially Virgin Media's implementation will focus on music sharing and will inspect packets to determine whether the content is licensed or unlicensed, based on data provided by the record industry. Virgin Media emphasised that records will not be kept on individual customers and that data on the level of copyright infringement will be aggregated and anonymised."

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  1. How do they know? by Nursie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have a friend who's an amateur musician and devices (his mobile phone) have started to deny him the ability to play his own music due to it being "unlicensed".

    How the hell do these clowns expect to be able to figure out what's unauthorised copying?

  2. Time to encrypt everything. by pushf+popf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If they thought DPI was expensive, wait until they try real-time decryption

    1. Re:Time to encrypt everything. by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I've got a better idea. Have your legislators ensure they stay the hell out of your content. They aren't allowed to listen to your phone calls, wy the hhell should they be allowed to look at your data. Seriously ... if they suspect people of committing a crime, they should get a warrant.

    2. Re:Time to encrypt everything. by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Insightful

      if they suspect people of committing a crime, they should get a warrant.

      But that would involve due process and presumption innocence, and well, we can't have that now. What's next? Right to a fair trial?

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  3. misnomer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Judging by their behaviour they should probably rebrand themselves Whore Media.

  4. In Other News... by florescent_beige · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All public and private communications of all executives of companies in the UK valued at 500 million or more will be monitored for illegal, unethical, and undesired behaviour.

    "If we had only known what certain Wall Street bankers had been up to the world could have avoided financial losses in the trillions. In a world of high speed communication and free flowing capital, the expectations of privacy have to be balanced against the interests of all stakeholders." said noted expert florescent_beige.

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