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neill6705
join:2014-08-09

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neill6705

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Global agreement on internet security premature?

When the whole internet is running IPv6 (which has IPsec built in) and the major browsers depreciate HTTP in favor of HTTPS, that will be about as safe as the internet can be. Forget about an agreement by an international panel of geezers who see the internet as a series of tubes.

Unfortunately, I believe that day is a long way off.
OldCableGuy (banned)
join:2014-12-19

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OldCableGuy (banned)

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Re: Global agreement on internet security premature?

Although you're right that IPv6 has IPsec built in, it's my understanding that it's not really supported by anything, and encryption must still be done at a higher layer in the network model.

That said, HTTP is never going to die. Why? Plenty of stuff I do on the internet is public anyway. Using HTTPS for a site like Reddit is pointless, my comments are already public to begin with. Not to mention there's no point in, for instance, my viewing of the local news website to be encrypted. Just pointless overhead.
Kearnstd
Space Elf
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ

Kearnstd

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Geoblocking Lawsuit

I hope the station owners lose or this could set a course for the legal systems of other countries deciding that geo blocks are part of copyright and that going around them is violation of it.

I only have this message to content owners, If you did not regionalize your content and let people all around the globe have it at the same time this would not be an issue. Also if you shut down the global mode in these ISPs people will just use third party VPNs.

The problem is not global mode it is the obsolete geographical restrictions being forced onto an online population who sees a world without boarders. Restrictions that only made sense when the movies and shows had to be loaded on a boat and sent there, Today there is zero reason to not have content everywhere the same day.
Rekrul
join:2007-04-21
Milford, CT

Rekrul

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Re: Geoblocking Lawsuit

said by Kearnstd:

I hope the station owners lose or this could set a course for the legal systems of other countries deciding that geo blocks are part of copyright and that going around them is violation of it.

Haven't you learned by now that absolutely everything that's even remotely connected to copyrighted content is now considered part of copyright and everything the big corporations don't like is a violation of it.

buzz_4_20
join:2003-09-20
Dover, NH

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Suing an ISP for what the users do is like suing a car company for what drivers do.
Kearnstd
Space Elf
Premium Member
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ

Kearnstd

Premium Member

Re: Geoblocking Lawsuit

Yes but they keep trying. And the fact in this case the customers are not breaking the law.

BitemeSprint
@oaklandcc.edu

BitemeSprint

Anon

Sprint needs a tattoo

""Sprint listens to its customers and gives them what they want--the best value in wireless from rate plans that fit the needs of families, couples and individuals to the many options customers have to acquire a device," Sprint said in a statement in response to the video""

Sprint couldn't give customers what they want if it was tattooed on their azz much less listen. But to be fair, how about someone from the puzzle palace in Overland park come here and post ONE thing that improved it's network that was requested by it's customer(s). LTE that's as slow if not slower then the other guys 3G. Latency, congestion, throttling. Yeah, I'm sure your customers asked for all that crap.