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Israeli ISPs Caught Interfering With P2P Traffic

Posted by kdawson on from the red-hands-in-the-cookie-jar dept.

Fuzzzy writes "For a long time, people have suspected that Israeli ISPs are blocking or delaying P2P traffic. However, no hard evidence was provided, and the ISPs denied any interference. Today Ynetnews published a report on comprehensive research that for the first time proves those suspicions. Using Glasnost and Switzerland, an Internet attorney / blogger found evidence of deep packet inspection and deliberate delays. From the article: 'Since 2007 Ynet has received complaints according to which Israeli ISPs block P2P traffic. Those were brought to the media and were dismissed by the ISPs. Our findings were that there is direct and deliberate interference in P2P traffic by at least two out of the three major ISPs and that this interference exists by both P2P caching and P2P blocking.'"

2 of 139 comments (clear)

  1. NetEnforcer.... by Mithrilhall · · Score: 0, Troll

    Coincidence that the http://www.allot.com/NetEnforcer is from Israel?

  2. The bigger questions by bonch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Bigger questions:

    * Why would the Israeli government be less likely than ISPs to regulate P2P traffic, especially when governments are susceptible to lobby groups? "Net neutrality" is a sham.

    * Why isn't an ISP allowed to regulate its own traffic? If there's a lot of P2P traffic interfering with the rest of its network, it's allowed to regulate it. College networks do it all the time.

    * Why is this under "Your Rights Online?" You don't have a right to internet traffic. It's a commercial service you pay for.