Comcast spying on customers... - Just another reason to get oo ;)

[Hummercash]

Comcast "transitioned" my city from @home about a month ago. In the past week, they implimented what appears to be an Inktomi Traffic-Server transparent cache at 68.34.76.99.

This allows them to not only log all http requests, but to also log the response. Maybe they want to profile their customer browsing history for subsidiaries or resale to marketers. Maybe they want to do their part in The War on Freedom. Maybe they just want passwords to porn sites. Apparently they aren't using it to maximize bandwidth, because it's not
configured to serve cached data.

And yes, they have purchased a lot of the specific, unique hardware that is required to do all this logging.

If a comcast victim/customer sends a packet to port 80 at any IP address, it is intercepted by the Inktomi Traffic-Server, the contents of the packet are examined for the GET url and the "Host:" field. The Inktomi Traffic-Server then sends the http request on to your destination from it's address with modified content and headers. It then caches the returned data, changes both the header and the content, and sends the packet to your machine with the spoofed IP of the server you had requested.

This allows them to monitor and change (or insert ads into) what you read.

Interestingly, regardless of what IP you address the packet to, the Inktomi Traffic-Server reads the Host: field to determine where to send the packet. I sent several packets from my home machine to one of my office machines, inside the packet was "Host: <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.comcast.net">http://www.comcast.net</a><!-- w -->". Comcast illegally intercepted, misinterpreted and altered this packet, and sent it to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.comcast.com">http://www.comcast.com</a><!-- w -->. So, you might say there's a bug in this evil Inktomi Traffic-Server thing.

Oh,


US Code TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 119, Sec. 2511. (2) (a) (i)

"...a provider of wire communication service to the public shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks."

Does federal law only apply when a little guy snoops on a big corporation? Where are the feds now?

boy am i glad i have OO :roflmao:

you can read more about what Comcast is doing HERE.

[SLASH]

That's why it is better to stay on dial up. All this new technology is being created for broadband. Dial up aka 'the under the radar ISPs.

[Maynard]

That's why it is better to stay on dial up.

Personally, I don't care if they're looking at my websites, as long as they're letting me download my pr0n at breakneck speeds.

[SLASH]

Personally, I don't care if they're looking at my websites, as long as they're letting me download my pr0n at breakneck speeds.

It's that very lackadaisical attitude that is causing our rights to be slowly stripped away.

What's next? I don't care if they use technology to see through the walls of my home as long as when they do it, I am fucking a hot chick?

[Maynard]

[Arpikarhu]

i have to admit as long as i can get my PRON i dont care either. tool

[Keyser Soze]

That's why it is better to stay on dial up. All this new technology is being created for broadband. Dial up aka 'the under the radar ISPs.

Thats a pretty naive comment considering if they really wanted to, big brother can pretty much tap into any communication you transmit electronically, no matter who your ISP is.

[SLASH]

That's why it is better to stay on dial up. All this new technology is being created for broadband. Dial up aka 'the under the radar ISPs.

Thats a pretty naive comment considering if they really wanted to, big brother can pretty much tap into any communication you transmit electronically, no matter who your ISP is.

I was mostly joking, even though I am sure that most of, if not all of this technology is being aimed at present and future technology NOT antiquated technology such as Dial up. I think the article was mainly discussing the broadband service providers gathering information to profile it's customers to resell the info and to direct advertising based on your sufing habits.

My comment about rights being stripped away was about how people don't care about the little things 'til they all add up.

US Code TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 119, Sec. 2511. (2) (a) (i)

"...a provider of wire communication service to the public shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks."

Does federal law only apply when a little guy snoops on a big corporation? Where are the feds now?

Apparantly, as long as MayNERD and arpi can still get their pron they don't care about this violation. Soon enough that law will be turned over by being packaged in some set of laws that are being voted on and no one will realize it. Then they will do the same thing with laws like this, one after the other, 'til we all wake up one day and wonder what the fuck happened.

How would you feel if you were busted tonight because you violated federal copyright infringement when you and MayNerd get on AIM to swap your Ween tunes the packets of the file transfer,and the convo were interrupted by the AOL AIM servers?

[Maynard]

Well actually SLASH, I was joking.

[Keyser Soze]

I'm with you on that point Slash, people need to be alot more proactive than reactive about their rights.

Nobody gives a shit until they are directly affected, even if they had been warned ahead of time.

Backpeddlers, party of 2?



Edited By Keyser Soze on Feb. 12 2002 at 3:26

[Maynard]

Not backpeddling at all. I was just kidding is all.

In fact, I don't download much porn at all.

[Arpikarhu]

Apparantly, as long as MayNERD and arpi can still get their pron they don't care about this violation. Soon enough that law will be turned over by being packaged in some set of laws that are being voted on and no one will realize it. Then they will do the same thing with laws like this, one after the other, 'til we all wake up one day and wonder what the fuck happened.

How would you feel if you were busted tonight because you violated federal copyright infringement when you and MayNerd get on AIM to swap your Ween tunes the packets of the file transfer,and the convo were interrupted by the AOL AIM servers?

you sure are a whiney bitch

[SLASH]

Well actually SLASH, I was joking.

So sorry, May May, I didn't realize it was the joking May May that I was dealing with today.

So... are we gonna just sit around here and talk about it or are we gonna be proactive and use Ikea as a pawn to blow up Comcast Headquarters?

you sure are a whiney bitch

You are just pissy 'cause I am not your bitch :fuckoff:



Edited By SLASH on Feb. 12 2002 at 3:45

[Keyser Soze]

So... are we gonna just sit around here and talk about it or are we gonna be proactive and use Ikea as a pawn to blow up Comcast Headquarters?

At least you'd give some meaning to Ikea's wretched existance.

Or we could just ping flood Comcast.



Edited By Keyser Soze on Feb. 12 2002 at 3:48

[Maynard]

The first rule of Project Mayhem is YOU DONT TALK ABOUT PROJECT MAYHEM.

[SLASH]

At least you'd give some meaning to Ikea's wretched existance.

Exactly, he will go over as the perfect scapegoat that acted alone. No-one else will ever be suspected as masterminding it.

The first rule of Project Mayhem is YOU DONT TALK ABOUT PROJECT MAYHEM.

True... let's all get together at Sleepy's for beers to discuss this. I fear that this 'electronic communication' is already being intercepted. To get in you will need to bring your copy of "Catcher in the Rye,' so we will know you are one of 'us'.<font color=white>



Edited By SLASH on Feb. 12 2002 at 3:58

[AdolescentMasturbator]

You do realize that most isps do this.