You are right. And I think this is the intention: to make sure only "approved" devices can connect to the Internet. I've been saying it will happen for years.
No, that isn't how NAT works. Your provider (ISP) knows your IP address of your access point. You can be NATd beyond that, but you can also use the access point to identify individual machines on the network depending on how far you go. If you don't think that is possible, then think about how your machine received traffic sent to/from it.
For the purposes we are talking about here, your IP address is known by your ISP and identifies your household.
You can also use your computer on your LAN. Just don't connect it the "public" internet without a license plate. Get it? The telcos will fall in line with this idea. They probably suggested it.
Correct. But an IP address uniquely identifies you and can't be spoofed as easily as a MAC. But like a license plate it identifies the car (most of the time), not the driver.
Really? Since when? 5 years ago this story wouldn't even have been submitted to Firehose, much less been posted to the front page. However AmiMoJo has a special relationship, so he can post whatever he wants.
I'm pretty sure if the kid was a white transsexual suburban boy he wouldn't be investigated. He only was investigated because he was Muslim and Muslims have a terrorism problem.
Since VW diesel is much more common in the EU, imagine what harm the German manufacturer caused there. Unfortunately I doubt the EU is going to stand up to the lying German corporations, since they fund a lot of the EU activities. So much for the myth of high quality German engineering and standards.
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You are right. And I think this is the intention: to make sure only "approved" devices can connect to the Internet. I've been saying it will happen for years.
That is because the owner of the car is responsible for the car even if they aren't driving it. I doubt it is different in Minnesota.
Don't be foolish. All governments are on board with the idea. They don't need America to demand it. They want it too.
No, that isn't how NAT works. Your provider (ISP) knows your IP address of your access point. You can be NATd beyond that, but you can also use the access point to identify individual machines on the network depending on how far you go. If you don't think that is possible, then think about how your machine received traffic sent to/from it. For the purposes we are talking about here, your IP address is known by your ISP and identifies your household.
I didn't say an IP address identified a person. In fact I said the opposite: like a license plate it identifies the car, not the driver.
Uh huh. Keep believing that. If anything the opposite is true: the EU is signing on to trans-national copyright agreements.
You can also use your computer on your LAN. Just don't connect it the "public" internet without a license plate. Get it? The telcos will fall in line with this idea. They probably suggested it.
Yes it does. There is no law against tracking license plates.
Um, how many "unapproved" cars do you see on public roads? Go try it and see how long it is before you are pulled over by the police.
What country do you live in where Internet access is a right? Certainly not Europe. They will remove your internet access on copyright issues.
If you think this will be limited to America you are foolish.
Correct. But an IP address uniquely identifies you and can't be spoofed as easily as a MAC. But like a license plate it identifies the car (most of the time), not the driver.
And to take it even further: eventually only "approved" devices will be allowed to connect to the public Internet.
Sort of like a license plate identifies the car (most of the time), not the driver.
License plates don't even identify the driver of the vehicle. Think about it for 5 minutes.
I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be. None of your examples have anything to do with the UK either.
Nope. No one lies like VW has. "But they all do it" is not an excuse.
Really? Since when? 5 years ago this story wouldn't even have been submitted to Firehose, much less been posted to the front page. However AmiMoJo has a special relationship, so he can post whatever he wants.
And by "criticism" you mean "gunned down by maniacs"?
I'm not paranoid, but that is likely the case. The same with the "Clock Boy" and his sisters antics. They were all staged.
I'm pretty sure if the kid was a white transsexual suburban boy he wouldn't be investigated. He only was investigated because he was Muslim and Muslims have a terrorism problem.
I live in the US and have had 300Mbps for years, uncapped. Not sure what backwater you live in.
They should change the slogan to "Half-Story Clickbait to Bring the Foaming-at-the-Mouth People to the Site". Not catchy enough?
Since VW diesel is much more common in the EU, imagine what harm the German manufacturer caused there. Unfortunately I doubt the EU is going to stand up to the lying German corporations, since they fund a lot of the EU activities. So much for the myth of high quality German engineering and standards.
My guess is as soon as they finish their project they are going to take theodp's job for half the price!