On Fri, 08 May 2009 00:02:56 -0400, in alt.binaries.crafts.pictures
Teacherlady <learnnow@home.com> wrote:
>I am a regular to this site and I just read this. Can anyone add
>anything to this, does this involve us or is it directed at Bit
>torrent only?
>
>read this... http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090507/
>
>Excerpts
>Internet service providers are cooperating more and more with
>copyright holders to crack down on illegal downloading and
>peer-to-peer file-sharing....
>
>Some service providers cut off access after repeated infringement,
>while others leave further enforcement up to the RIAA. For example,
>Comcast says it has already sent 2 million warning notices to down
>loaders but that it has no plans to cut off users' access.
>
>In the meantime, if you're concerned about the privacy of your Web
>downloads, use a VPN, proxy, or anonymizing service as a first line of
>defense. The free Tor program is one such option; you'll find more
>information about the software at the Tor Project site.
>
>http://www.torproject.org/index.html.en
>
TOR has its problems too.
Who is Becky Waring? Seems clear the lady knows nought of NNTP.
So keep quiet about Usenet and the ball will roll on?
My read says..
Here is "the plot" to get you hysterical.
Instead, the RIAA instituted a new "graduated response" program earlier
this year under which ISPs forward warning letters threatening repeat
offenders with account suspension, termination, and other consequences.
Here is your answer to any hysterics.
So what are the rights-holders doing? After many years
of futile efforts, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
finally recognizes that filing lawsuits against individual illegal downloaders
is ineffectual in reducing piracy and is a public-relations disaster to boot.
The association has stopped filing new cases in the U.S.
American ISPs rousted NNTP last year as it was costing them
big dollars to sustain a service that (effectively) was being abused.
Next target is P2P which has been a method of network abuse
(to ISP houses) for some years.
Be very careful of swallowing the story quoted as a "reason".
The exercise is identical to the "child pR0n" excuse given to rob
Mr.& Mrs America of direct access to a NNTP feed, all the while
increasing the net profit-all of them- for the service provider.
Might I ask why you subscribe to that site?
A quick read says the articles are mostly self serving?
As in not too subtle commercial advertising.
Take the next 'story' as an example:
The good news is that Google has eliminated a security hole that
could allow a hacker to get into your Gmail account, as I reported
in an April 23 story.
The gMail exploit has been known for more than 12 months. What is also known
is that Google *refused* to fix it as the fix meant a major change to the
gMail desktop. I am yet to read any different but I will follow up on what
Scott Spanbauer claims.
Are you interested in computer security issues?
Or is input to what MS compatible camera to buy the priority?
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