RE: Comcast censors the Bible

["Discini, Sonny" <Sonny.Discini () montgomerycountymd gov>]

I can remember many people asking for ISPs to start blocking specific
type of traffic, especially traffic that could be used to spread
malware, etc.. Now that it's happening, where does it stop? Dangerous
waters...
 
 

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        Subject: [funsec] Comcast censors the Bible
        
        

        AP tests Comcast's file-sharing filter

         

        
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discriminat
ion_tests_4;_ylt=Alf7jUPUWXfOtUYue4QQqKEE1vAI

         

        By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer 53 minutes ago 

        NEW YORK - To test claims by users that Comcast Corp. was
blocking some forms of file-sharing traffic, The Associated Press went
to the Bible. 

        An AP reporter attempted to download, using file-sharing program
BitTorrent, a copy of the King James Bible from two computers in the
Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both of which were connected to
the Internet through Comcast cable modems.

        We picked the Bible for the test because it's not protected by
copyright and the file is a convenient size.

        In two out of three tries, the transfer was blocked. In the
third, the transfer started only after a 10-minute delay. When we tried
to upload files that were in demand by a wider number of BitTorrent
users, those connections were also blocked.

        Not all Comcast-connected computers appear to be affected,
however. In a test with a third Comcast-connected computer in the Boston
area, we were unable to test with the Bible, apparently due to an
unrelated error. When we attempted to upload a more widely disseminated
file, there was no evidence of blocking.

        The Bible test was conducted with three other Internet
connections. One was provided by Time Warner Inc.'s Time Warner Cable,
and the other came from Cablevision Systems Corp. The third was the
business-class connection to the AP's headquarters, provided by AT&T
Inc. and Cogent Communications Group Inc.

        No signs of interference with file-sharing were detected in
those tests.

        ...

         

         

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