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Can my ISP see what I'm downloading from Kazaa?

  • 18-08-2003 1:20pm
    #1
    Dampsquid
    Registered Users Posts: 681 ✭✭✭


    Been downloading some shady movies recently...


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  • #2
    yellum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,025 ✭✭✭yellum


    Yes they can. And they can read your email too. And some do.


  • #3
    Lukin Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭Lukin Black


    Originally posted by yellum
    Yes they can. And they can read your email too. And some do.

    For kicks, or some 'serious' purpose?


  • #4
    Praetorian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,712 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    For very serious kicks I'd say.

    Seriously though, the ISPS can keep track on pages you visit, movies you download etc. If your mail is with your isp, then they could read your mail.

    Hopefully they only use the information to get the paedophiles!


  • #5
    tribble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭tribble


    Verison (spelling? american ISP) earlier this year was forced to turn over the names and address's of file traders to the RIAA for prosecution on copyright infringment.

    Freenet is a filesharing app (win and unix/mac) that uses layered encryption and redirection to aviod this sort of thing. Yes, it can be used for evil but it it all depends on how far you support free speach.

    see my sig


  • #6
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,059 ✭✭✭BKtje


    Wouldn't this be an intrusion of privacy/ security matter.
    Im assuming credit card data sent over the web can't be viewed as its encrypted....or can they?


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  • #7
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    I (& and the company i work for) utilise a network bandwidth monitoring tool that can also keeps track of kazaa downloads. It will compile a list of the last 10/20 downloads per computer client.

    So yes, your ISP can monitor your kazaa downloads quite easily.


  • #8
    GUI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭GUI


    Lemming,
    whats the name of that app..

    could use it


  • #9
    tribble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭tribble


    See here dor a recent article on how fachist the US has gotten in relation to this issue.

    Spoiler : prosecuting students


    @ B-K-DzR : No your ISP cannot see Credit Card numbers used on sites which use end to end encryption.
    I Internet Explorer a little padlock will appear in the bottom right hand corner of the window to indicate a secure SSL link.

    Employees of said companies have access though.
    But then so does every physical retailer you hand it to.


    tribble


  • #10
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    Originally posted by GUI
    Lemming,
    whats the name of that app..

    could use it

    NTop. T'is open-source goodness to be readily found and downloaded off SourceForge

    The mailing list is quite active too. I think it can be tied into Nagios (which would be handy and save me using multiple tools when I need to do stuff with the network) but I've never looked nor attempted such.


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