ISP question - Page 2

hokiethang · December 6th, 2004, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bigfoot1942

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Originally Posted by bahnstormer

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Originally Posted by v0od0o

dunno how isps work where you're from, but I think that'd be pretty hard and also pointless for them.
Also if you're getting stuff off p2p it would be a bit hard for them to figure out what you're getting, again why should they spend the effort.

that's FAR from the truth. ANYTHING that comes in or out of your pc
via your connection to your isp, they can have a log of. any password
you type, or program u DL they have access to. of course u'd have
to draw attention to yourself by repeatedly going over your cap
before they'd consider monitoring you...just too many ppl using thier
connection to monitor.

move to the usa. no caps =] images/smilies/biggrin.gif

thats BS imho.
Yes, they can log everything. But they wont do that unless they're ordered to by a judge. If they did that because you went over your caps, its none of their business and it would be an invasion of privacy.

Actually many ISP's (including the two I use) do not log anything but just which machine is connected to their router on what port so that if needed they can trace back to a user account. The reason for this is liability. If the ISP has a record of you doing illegal things with their connection someone like the RIAA or MPAA can sue not only you, but your ISP for allowing you to transfer materials. ISPs (at least in the states) don't keep a log of what you download, because it makes them liable for stopping you when they notice it, not when the RIAA or MPAA finds it.
The network services at work, receives requests from the RIAA and MPAA which request that materials be removed from the network, and then network services turns off the port, notifies the user and that usually satisfies 95% of abuse notices. Many ISPs (again in the states) are on the side of their customer (see the verizon case against the RIAA), <rant> not on the side of the antiquated agencies who think they are getting ripped off even though they are making more money every year than the year before. </rant on riaa>

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