The Register: Surge in encrypted torrents blindsides record biz
Is it due to the high-profile filesharing lawsuits or – more likely – due to the fact that most of the major BitTorrent clients now come with encryption? Either way, the Register reports that over the past year, encrypted torrent traffic has risen from four percent of all BitTorrent traffic – to forty percent.
The most popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent, can be configured to use RC4 encryption to obscure torrent streams and header information. Armstrong said that although future DPI gear may be able to grab some header detail, the music or movie itself is likely to remain inaccessible.
The Network Neutrality Squad (NNSquad) is an open-membership, open-source effort, enlisting the Internet’s users to help keep the Internet’s operations fair and unhindered from unreasonable restrictions.
Armed with an array of traffic-shaping-fighting-gadgets and a secret lair at the heart of the Internet, the Network Neutrality Squad fights a never ending battle against evil.
The project’s focus includes detection, analysis, and incident reporting of any anticompetitive, discriminatory, or other restrictive actions on the part of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or affiliated entities, such as the blocking or disruptive manipulation of applications, protocols, transmissions, or bandwidth; or other similar behaviors not specifically requested by their customers.
Quick! Schneier-boy! To the Vint-mobile!
(Having interviewed both Vint Cerf and Bruce Schneier and considering them both generally good and smart folks, I want to point out that these jokes are not at their expense, but at the Stan Lee-inspired naming of the Network Neutrality Squad. That said…)
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na… NET SQUAD!
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