Re: Network Monitoring and Control (announcement)

[Andrew.V.Kovalev () jet msk su (Andrew V. Kovalev)]

> > any connection, setting up makeshift firewalls, or even TAKING OVER 
> > (hijacking) any connection. 
>
> Sounds ok if your charged with providing security for a corporate, 
> government or military site, but in the case of pay commercial hosts this 
> should be illiegal, if not downright immoral.  How much privacy should I 
> expect from a provider?  I mean I am paying for services, and there was 
> some limited agreement to services.  I think you better put in a 
> statement saying YOUR SESSION WILL BE WATCHED AND IF WE FEEL YOU'RE 
> BEING POLITCALLY INCORRECT WE WILL TAKE OVER YOUR SESSION.
[....]
> Am I the only one who feels this is an invasion of privacy?  
>
> Chris    


I don't think this is worse than a trivial sniffer etc.. And the ability
to hijack a connection is really valuable when you are dealing with some
wannabe cracker... Session monitoring tools are readily available for a
long time. If you really want your TCP session to be safe - use
encryption, it will protect you from watcher as well.

I think Watcher is a valuable tool for those who wants their site to be
secure. 

                        avk