tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8396815364137334887..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Tracing an IP addressRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-91638422796822215702012-12-16T19:16:06.286+00:002012-12-16T19:16:06.286+00:00In a few years, you can use that idea to provide t...In a few years, you can use that idea to provide transit to Africa to those customers who still want an IPv4 address. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205823631706484701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-33382270889704425282012-12-16T11:41:03.321+00:002012-12-16T11:41:03.321+00:00There seem to be a few aspects here:
Transit betw...There seem to be a few aspects here:<br /><br />Transit between my DSL modem and AAISP. If I were a government type intent on tracking Internet usage, I'd put the black boxes on the transit network, i.e. BT (or Be, or whoever). Fewest number of locations for greatest reach. Fix: Encrypt. (IPSec tunnels on the FB2700? *ahem* :-) )<br /><br />Services on AAISP (mail etc): Set up A&A (Services) Ltd. and move everything over there, only allow secure protocols and disable logs. AAISP can log as per the (new) law, but those logs are useless without A&A (Services) logs, which don't exist.<br /><br />Transit between AAISP and the rest of the Internet. Not a lot that can be done here other than educating people not to send stuff in the clear.<br /><br />Anonymity on the Internet: Your crazy plan might just work here :-) But it could just shift the problem and give people a false sense of security. Your nefarious government type would use their black box on the backhaul and put one on the transit links to/from your (UK-based) LNS provider, watch traffic in and traffic out and tie the two together. And being an anonymising service, it could well attract people who want that for illegal reasons, which could end up with the service being monitored *more* than a regular ISP providing "logged" services...<br /><br />If the new setup is not an ISP, do you lose any legal protections (common carrier type protection) making it easier for you to be liable for customers' activities? Think recent arrests around Tor exit nodes.<br /><br />I already pay a bit for IPSec VPN endpoints so that my traffic is encrypted when I'm using public WiFi hotspots, or to get iPlayer when I'm abroad, or Hulu when I'm home) - I'd far prefer to hand this money to you each month for the UK service, if it was available :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com