Re: When they outlaw deep packet inspection...

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com>
wrote:

> A cursory reading might give you that impression, but I suspect it's
> wishful thinking. Consider the testimony before the committee of Leslie
> Harris of the CDT: " It is important to stress at the outset that all
> applications of DPI raise serious privacy concerns because all
> applications of DPI begin with the interception and analysis of Internet
> traffic."
>
> There are definitely those agitating to turn ISPs into simple conduits
> of data, the electric companies of data. Ironically at the same time
> they want to make the grid smart they want to make the networks dumb.
> (hey, I have to use that line.)

I think your op-ed piece this morning was very well written, Larry, and
presented things in a balanced way. :-)

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Congress-Comes-to-Help-Run-the-Internet-5
84749/

- - ferg

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