Comments on: The Government Wants to Spy on Your Packets http://gigaom.com/2008/10/16/the-government-wants-to-spy-on-your-packets/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brett Glass http://gigaom.com/2008/10/16/the-government-wants-to-spy-on-your-packets/#comment-905433 Brett Glass Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:24:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25142#comment-905433 <p>What's this about Comcast using "deep packet inspection" to "find and block" P2P? The fact -- as Comcast has now revealed -- is that Comcast was simply detecting P2P behavior and throttling, but not blocking, P2P.</p> <p>What's more, the bogeyman of so-called "deep packet inspection" is exactly that: a bogeyman. There's no such thing. Packets have no depth; they're one dimensional. And no one is "inspecting" the packets; a machine is gathering statistics. Let's get real here.</p> What’s this about Comcast using “deep packet inspection” to “find and block” P2P? The fact — as Comcast has now revealed — is that Comcast was simply detecting P2P behavior and throttling, but not blocking, P2P.

What’s more, the bogeyman of so-called “deep packet inspection” is exactly that: a bogeyman. There’s no such thing. Packets have no depth; they’re one dimensional. And no one is “inspecting” the packets; a machine is gathering statistics. Let’s get real here.

]]> By: chris http://gigaom.com/2008/10/16/the-government-wants-to-spy-on-your-packets/#comment-905404 chris Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:11:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25142#comment-905404 <p>This speaks to a much larger issue in my view. We here in tech are quick to point out antiquated business models and old, traditional ways of doing business that may not be effective today. Point being, times change, so our approach and perspective should change with it, right?</p> <p>Why, then, are we constantly (and blindly in some cases) defending a constitution that was written over 200 freaking years ago? I'm not saying I agree with the latest news from Washington. I'm just saying, isn't it time to review the original intent of those old, antiquated laws given how much has changed since then?</p> This speaks to a much larger issue in my view. We here in tech are quick to point out antiquated business models and old, traditional ways of doing business that may not be effective today. Point being, times change, so our approach and perspective should change with it, right?

Why, then, are we constantly (and blindly in some cases) defending a constitution that was written over 200 freaking years ago? I’m not saying I agree with the latest news from Washington. I’m just saying, isn’t it time to review the original intent of those old, antiquated laws given how much has changed since then?

]]> By: Sheraz http://gigaom.com/2008/10/16/the-government-wants-to-spy-on-your-packets/#comment-905403 Sheraz Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:07:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=25142#comment-905403 <p>I am assuming this technology wont be able to work with data encrypted within packets?</p> I am assuming this technology wont be able to work with data encrypted within packets?

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