Originally Posted by faisal_uk
also can they really detect exactly what you are downloading through bittorrent?
That's the real problem with bittorrent. Once they are in the ring they have a list of all ip addresses downloading and uploading that file. You can use an IP blocker like peerguardian (which still isn't working in Vista) but this only blocks known IP's of the music/ movie moguls, govt and educational institutions.
I find this whole thing scary and I find it disturbing that many people are just blindly accepting this loss of privacy especially as this issue is not a matter of national safety but just big business wanting to increase/ regain their profits.
Nobody has mentioned whether they trust their ISPs to store the information safely and to use it properly. We already have many instances with the govt losing cd's and hospitals and the home office losing laptops. Are people willing to trust their ISP? This info may just be a list of IP addresses but it will also include your name and address, possibly method of payment and who knows your credit card/ bank account details. That is of course if they just store all info in the account they already have set up for you in their billing dept. Maybe not, but a list of websites that you have visited may prove to be embarrassing and not just because of pron. If it became public knowledge you were visiting a job agency website while in a full time job, your employer would definitely be interested.
Also how will this informations' use be policed? Who sets the criteria? Not anyone dealing with the customers' interest I bet. What about data protection?
I feel really worried that people just accept and don't question.
I realise I have been ranting so I'll finish here.
rant over.