Originally Posted by BetBlowWhistler (Post 34606148)

Do you think the situation being investigated by the Police courtesy of Alex might explain it?

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It's worth pointing out to the non technical that the IP packets that everyone refers to has two sections.
1. IP Header
2. Payload

The IP header contains information to allow the packet to traverse the internet. Source IP, Destination IP, protocol type etc.

You should note that the information in this header cannot be used for traffic shaping of http traffic and the like as it would only mention the protocol 'tcp'.

You have to process this packet to 'strip off the outer layer' thus revealing the payload to consist of the following (let's continue with the http example)..

1. TCP Header
2. Payload

The TCP header contains other information for the processing computer so it knows what to do with it and how the packet fits in with other packets. Key fields in this header are the source and destination ports.

Most people will know by now that http runs on tcp/80, and this is all the information you really need to shape this traffic. You could distinguish between ftp, http and bit-torrent traffic at this level assuming everyone is using the standard ports for such protocols.

What DPI does is to look into the payload section which contains information for the application that is listening on the mentioned port, in this case port 80. For the sake of simplicity this is where your personal information is kept and you could also analyse the payload to see if you really are looking at http traffic or if you have disguised a bit-torrent stream on port 80.

My point is, it is nothing like a postcard apart from the fact that the packet isn't encrypted. (With encrypted traffic you would typically only see the IP header information so it can get where it's going).

It is very much like an envelope within an envelope within an envelope.

Anyone wishing to understand further is encouraged to google 'osi 7 layer model' - you should be able to find some general overviews. Even the wiki pages might be understandable :)

Originally Posted by Hank (Post 34606682)

Not sure if posted already. ComputerWeekly has a pic of The Reps of The Campaign outside the BT AGM and story BT Pushes On With Webwise.

www.computerweekly.com/231510.htm

And page 5 of this week's edition in News Of The Week. I'd type more but doing this on my mobile not easy :)

Originally Posted by fidbod (Post 34606511)

Gather round boys and girls and let me tell you about MPs and their concern for data protection and privacy.

I have as many have been, in regular contact with my MP about Phorm albeit with limited sucess. So to my surprise there was a letter waiting from me when i got home last night.

Unable to contain my anticipation I opened to find a rather bland letter confirming that she has written to BERR on my behalf and has enclosed the reply from Shriti Vadera.

Not so bad a hear you musing but here is the kicker.

The letter from BERR did not reference me at all. In fact it was the photocopy of a response from BERR that my MP's office has recieved from a seperate complaint about Phorm. Bad enough and yet there was worse....

The response from BERR contained the full name, address and phone number of the other individual who had written to complain about Phorm.

It really makes me wonder if the majority of Parliament live in cloud cuckoo land and have no concept of data protection!!

Originally Posted by zwade (Post 34606720)

Looks like The Financial Times and Guardian have seen the light.


From http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...3076075812.htm

Originally Posted by zwade (Post 34606720)

Looks like The Financial Times and Guardian have seen the light.


From http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...3076075812.htm

Originally Posted by JackSon (Post 34606760)

Is this the first sighting we have of the FT turning it's back on OIX? I believe a different source is required for confirmation. Good find, Zwade.

Originally Posted by Dephormation (Post 34606918)

New Niches, Pinker Pages, No More Subscribers (23 June 2008)

Quotes Grimshaw, MD of FT.com...

Advertising: Grimshaw said a downturn is unavoidable in this economy but: “Over the next three to five years, �there’s going to be this big flood of money coming out of traditional media on to the web so, regardless of how the advertising economy is doing, the web should be pretty buoyant through that period�.

Grimshaw said FT.com has had discussions to run ads from controversial behavioural ad targeter Phorm, describing it as “an interesting technology� though “there are clearly some privacy concerns around it that are legitimate to some extent� - so he’s watching and waiting before deciding to opt in.